CVE catalog

CVE-2018-12291

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12291

[CVE catalog]

Severity
High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.79% · Oct 25, 2026

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)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Ubuntumatrix-synapsepro0.19.2+dfsg-6vulnerable
Ubuntumatrix-synapsepro0.24.0+dfsg-1vulnerable
Ubuntumatrix-synapsepro0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1fixed
Opensusematrix-synapsetumbleweed1.43.0-1.1fixed
Ubuntumatrix-synapsepro0.19.2+dfsg-6vulnerable
Ubuntumatrix-synapsepro0.24.0+dfsg-1vulnerable
Ubuntumatrix-synapsepro0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Ubuntumatrix-synapsedebpro0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Not reportedUSN-6076-1Not reported
Opensusematrix-synapserpmtumbleweed1.43.0-1.1Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:11041-1Not reported
Ubuntumatrix-synapsedebpro0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12291Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • Source package: [matrix-synapse]

    Details (1)
    • 1.159.0-1.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.43.0-1.1

      pypi · matrix-synapse · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References