# CVE-2021-34813: Matrix libolm before 3.2.3 allows a malicious Matrix homeserver to crash a client (while it is attempting to retrieve an Olm encrypted room

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Matrix libolm before 3.2.3 allows a malicious Matrix homeserver to crash a client (while it is attempting to retrieve an Olm encrypted room key backup from the homeserver) because olm_pk_decrypt has a stack-based buffer overflow. Remote code execution might be possible for some nonstandard build configurations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://matrix.org/blog/2021/06/14/adventures-in-fuzzing-libolm
- https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/releases/3.2.3
- https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/ccc0d122ee1b4d5e5ca4ec1432086be17d5f901b

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