PyPi: Awsiotsdk

CVE-2021-40828

Safety vulnerability ID: 42780

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Created at Nov 23, 2021 Updated at Nov 29, 2024
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Advisory

Awsiotsdk 1.5.18 includes a fix for CVE-2021-40828: 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.

Affected package

awsiotsdk

Latest version: 1.22.0

AWS IoT SDK based on the AWS Common Runtime

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

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. See CVE-2021-40828.


MISC:https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2: https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2
MISC:https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2: https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2
MISC:https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2: https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2
MISC:https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2: https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2
MISC:https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io/: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io/

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

HIGH 8.8

CVSS v3 Details

HIGH 8.8
Attack Vector (AV)
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC)
LOW
Privileges Required (PR)
NONE
User Interaction (UI)
NONE
Scope (S)
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C)
HIGH
Integrity Impact (I)
HIGH
Availability Availability (A)
HIGH

CVSS v2 Details

MEDIUM 5.8
Access Vector (AV)
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC)
LOW
Authentication (Au)
NONE
Confidentiality Impact (C)
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact (I)
PARTIAL
Availability Impact (A)
PARTIAL