CVE-2021-40829

CVSS V2 Medium 5.8 CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
Connections initialized by the AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java (versions prior to 1.4.2), Python (versions prior to 1.6.1), C++ (versions prior to 1.12.7) and Node.js (versions prior to 1.5.3) did not verify server certificate hostname during TLS handshake when overriding Certificate Authorities (CA) in their trust stores on MacOS. This issue has been addressed in aws-c-io submodule versions 0.10.5 onward. This issue affects: Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java versions prior to 1.4.2 on macOS. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Python versions prior to 1.6.1 on macOS. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for C++ versions prior to 1.12.7 on macOS. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Node.js versions prior to 1.5.3 on macOS. Amazon Web Services AWS-C-IO 0.10.4 on macOS.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-40829
  • Assigner
  • cve-notifications-us@f-secure.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-11-23T00:15:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-12-02T14:49:52
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-295 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:* 1 OR 1.4.2
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* 1 OR 1.5.3
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* 1 OR 1.6.1
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_internet_of_things_device_software_development_kit_v2:*:*:*:*:*:c\+\+:*:* 1 OR 1.12.7
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 6.5
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2 Product
https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io/ Product
https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2 Product
https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 Product
https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2 Product
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40829
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40829
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:43:35 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 15:01:52 2021-11-23T00:15Z 2021-11-23T00:15:07 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 15:01:52 2021-12-02T14:49:52 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 15:01:52 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated