AWS IoT Device SDK v2 certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AWS IoT Device SDK v2 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-40829. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AWS IoT Device SDK v2 (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40829 since 09/09/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2021 🔍
11/23/2021 +75 days 🔍
11/23/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/27/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187127

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2021 07:50
Updated: 11/27/2021 07:17
Changes: 11/23/2021 07:50 (46), 11/27/2021 07:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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