CVE-2020-8912 LOW

CVE-2020-8912: In-band key negotiation issue in AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang

Vendor Google Llc
Product AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang
Weakness CWE-327 · Broken crypto
Published August 11, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

2.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 11, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated