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CVE-2019-20786: Improper Authentication

June 29, 2021

handleIncomingPacket in conn.go in Pion DTLS before 1.5.2 lacks a check for application data with epoch 0, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary unencrypted data after handshake completion.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gfg-6934-mqq2
  • github.com/pion/dtls/commit/fd73a5df2ff0e1fb6ae6a51e2777d7a16cc4f4e0
  • github.com/pion/dtls/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20786

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.5.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.5.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.2 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

go/github.com/pion/dtls/CVE-2019-20786.yml

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