What is GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x?

GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. matrix-sydent and matrix-synapse Use Cryptographically Weak PRNG

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x cover?

GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2019-11842. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x?

GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x?

GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x affects 2 products, including: pip/matrix-sydent:\u003c 1.0.3; pip/matrix-synapse:\u003c 0.99.3.1.

GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6xHighCVSS 7.5

matrix-sydent and matrix-synapse Use Cryptographically Weak PRNG

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 24, 2022

Last Modified

September 30, 2024

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2019-11842 →

📋 Description

An issue was discovered in Matrix Sydent before 1.0.3 and Synapse before 0.99.3.1. Random number generation is mishandled, which makes it easier for attackers to predict a Sydent authentication token or a Synapse random ID.

🎯 Affected products2

pip/matrix-sydent:< 1.0.3
pip/matrix-synapse:< 0.99.3.1

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11842
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gwf7-vfjf-wf6x
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/matrix-synapse/PYSEC-2019-185.yaml
https://matrix.org/blog/2019/05/03/security-updates-sydent-1-0-3-synapse-0-99-3-1-and-riot-android-0-9-0-0-8-99-0-8-28-a