Pion DTLS up to 2.1.3 Network Traffic buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Pion DTLS up to 2.1.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Network Traffic Handler. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-29189. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pion DTLS up to 2.1.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Network Traffic Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 05/22/2022 as GHSA-cx94-mrg9-rq4j. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29189 since 04/13/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 294783 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Snowflake vulnerabilities (USN-7966-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch a6397ff7282bc56dc37a68ea9211702edb4de1de is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (294783). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 294783
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Snowflake vulnerabilities (USN-7966-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DTLS 2.1.4
Patch: a6397ff7282bc56dc37a68ea9211702edb4de1de

Timelineinfo

04/13/2022 🔍
05/22/2022 +39 days 🔍
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01/23/2026 +1342 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-cx94-mrg9-rq4j
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200479

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2022 05:01
Updated: 01/23/2026 10:58
Changes: 05/22/2022 05:01 (53), 05/27/2022 11:45 (1), 01/23/2026 10:58 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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