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Nextcloud Desktop client behaves incorrectly if the initial end-to-end-encryption signature is empty

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer. The Desktop client did not stop with an error but allowed by-passing the signature validation, if a manipulated server sends an empty initial signature. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop client is upgraded to 3.14.2 or later.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-52510
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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6 Nov 2026, 02:01 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Nextcloud Desktop client behaves incorrectly if the initial end-to-end-encryption signature is empty

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Nov 2024, 17:29 UTC

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer. The Desktop client did not stop with an error but allowed by-passing the signature validation, if a manipulated server sends an empty initial signature. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop client is upgraded to 3.14.2 or later.

osv:CVE-2024-52510
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52510",
  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "Nextcloud Desktop client behaves incorrectly if the initial end-to-end-encryption signature is empty",
    "summary": "The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer. The Desktop client did not stop with an error but allowed by-passing the signature validation, if a manipulated server sends an empty initial signature. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop client is upgraded to 3.14.2 or later.",
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