Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Synapse - CVE-2022-31152

 

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Synapse - CVE-2022-31152

Published: May 22, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76406
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31152
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Matrix.org
Affected software:
Synapse

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of errors. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-31152

Install updates from vendor's website.

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