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CVE-2024-45311: Denial of service in quinn-proto when using `Endpoint::retry()`

September 3, 2024

As of quinn-proto 0.11, it is possible for a server to accept(), retry(), refuse(), or ignore() an Incoming connection. However, calling retry() on an unvalidated connection exposes the server to a likely panic in the following situations:

  • Calling refuse or ignore on the resulting validated connection, if a duplicate initial packet is received
  • This issue can go undetected until a server’s refuse()/ignore() code path is exercised, such as to stop a denial of service attack.
  • Accepting when the initial packet for the resulting validated connection fails to decrypt or exhausts connection IDs, if a similar initial packet that successfully decrypts and doesn’t exhaust connection IDs is received.
  • This issue can go undetected if clients are well-behaved.

The former situation was observed in a real application, while the latter is only theoretical.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr26-jcq5-fjj8
  • github.com/quinn-rs/quinn
  • github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/blob/bb02a12a8435a7732a1d762783eeacbb7e50418e/quinn-proto/src/endpoint.rs
  • github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/commit/e01609ccd8738bd438d86fa7185a0f85598cb58f
  • github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/security/advisories/GHSA-vr26-jcq5-fjj8
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45311

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.11.0 before 0.11.7

Fixed versions

  • 0.11.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.11.7 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-670: Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

Source file

cargo/quinn-proto/CVE-2024-45311.yml

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