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CVE-2020-8912: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

February 11, 2022 (updated February 14, 2023)

A vulnerability in the in-band key negotiation exists in the AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang versions prior to V2. An attacker with write access to the targeted bucket can change the encryption algorithm of an object in the bucket, which can then allow them to change AES-GCM to AES-CTR. Using this in combination with a decryption oracle can reveal the authentication key used by AES-GCM as decrypting the GMAC tag leaves the authentication key recoverable as an algebraic equation. It is recommended to update your SDK to V2 or later, and re-encrypt your files.

References

  • aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/updates-to-the-amazon-s3-encryption-client/?s=09
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1869801
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/commit/1e84382fa1c0086362b5a4b68e068d4f8518d40e
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/commit/ae9b9fd92af132cfd8d879809d8611825ba135f4
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/pull/3403
  • github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw
  • github.com/sophieschmieg/exploits/tree/master/aws_s3_crypto_poc
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8912
  • pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0646

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.34.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.34.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.34.0 or above.

Impact 2.5 LOW

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
  • CWE-707: Improper Neutralization

Source file

go/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/CVE-2020-8912.yml

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