CVE-2021-40828
AWS IoT Device SDK Certificate Hostname Verification Weakness
Description
Connections initialized by the AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java (versions prior to 1.3.3), Python (versions prior to 1.5.18), C++ (versions prior to 1.12.7) and Node.js (versions prior to 1.5.1) did not verify server certificate hostname during TLS handshake when overriding Certificate Authorities (CA) in their trust stores on Windows. This issue has been addressed in aws-c-io submodule versions 0.9.13 onward. This issue affects: Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java versions prior to 1.3.3 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Python versions prior to 1.5.18 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for C++ versions prior to 1.12.7 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Node.js versions prior to 1.5.3 on Microsoft Windows.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2021, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 2, 2021, 2:32 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2 Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2 Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2 Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io/ Product Added CWE NIST CWE-295 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_aws-c-io:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.13 *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.3 *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5.18 *cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:c\+\+:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.7 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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0.11 }} 0.01%
score
0.44401
percentile