Client panic via out-of-range power-level conversion
Published Sep 11, 2025 · Updated Sep 11, 2025
Incorrect calculation in matrix-sdk-base before 0.14.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a client panic through a minimum power level. RoomMember::normalized_power_level multiplies the signed Matrix integer by 100 and converts the result to bounded Int without first constraining it, so Int::Min produces an out-of-range conversion that panics. The method is not called internally; exposure requires an integrating client to invoke it on attacker-controlled room-member state, and the bounded consequence is interruption of that client process.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect calculation in matrix-sdk-base before 0.14.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a client panic through a minimum power level. RoomMember::normalized_power_level multiplies the signed Matrix integer by 100 and converts the result to bounded Int without first constraining it, so Int::Min produces an out-of-range conversion that panics. The method is not called internally; exposure requires an integrating client to invoke it on attacker-controlled room-member state, and the bounded consequence is interruption of that client process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-59047
- Published
- Sep 11, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Vendor
- The Matrix.org Foundation
- Product
- matrix-rust-sdk
- Classifications
- CWE-682, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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