CVE-2020-8912 (GCVE-0-2020-8912)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-11 19:20 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:12
VLAI
Title
In-band key negotiation issue in AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang
Summary
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.
Severity
2.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google LLC AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang Affected: stable , ≤ V1 (custom)
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Credits
Sophie Schmieg
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