usn-6076-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-05-16 07:45
Modified
2026-02-10 04:43
Summary
matrix-synapse vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-18835, CVE-2018-12291, CVE-2018-10657)

It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack the session. (CVE-2019-11842, CVE-2018-12423)

It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform spoofing or user impersonation. (CVE-2019-5885, CVE-2018-16515)

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
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          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-10657",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-12291",
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-12423",
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-16515",
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-5885",
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                },
                {
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
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                }
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        }
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          }
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        "name": "matrix-synapse",
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      },
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        }
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a\nuser or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\ninput file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service. (CVE-2019-18835, CVE-2018-12291, CVE-2018-10657)\n\nIt was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a\nuser or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\ninput file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack the\nsession. (CVE-2019-11842, CVE-2018-12423)\n\nIt was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a\nuser or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\ninput file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform \nspoofing or user impersonation. (CVE-2019-5885, CVE-2018-16515)\n",
  "id": "USN-6076-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:43:07Z",
  "published": "2023-05-16T07:45:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6076-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10657"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12291"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12423"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16515"
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5885"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11842"
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18835"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "matrix-synapse vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12291",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12423",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16515",
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  ]
}



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