Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver. Synapse versions before 1.106 are vulnerable to a disk fill attack, where an unauthenticated adversary can induce Synapse to download and cache large amounts of remote media. The default rate limit strategy is insufficient to mitigate this. This can lead to a denial of service, ranging from further media uploads/downloads failing to completely unavailability of the Synapse process, depending on how Synapse was deployed. Synapse 1.106 introduces a new "leaky bucket" rate limit on remote media downloads to reduce the amount of data a user can request at a time. This does not fully address the issue, but does limit an unauthenticated user's ability to request large amounts of data to be cached.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-4mhg-xv73-xq2x | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
26 Aug 2025, 15:12
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:matrix:synapse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
First Time |
Matrix synapse
Matrix |
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References | () https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-4mhg-xv73-xq2x - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2024-12-03 17:15
Updated : 2025-08-26 15:12
NVD link : CVE-2024-37302
Mitre link : CVE-2024-37302
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-37302
JSON object : View
Products Affected
matrix
- synapse
CWE
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling