CVE-2020-8912 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2020-8912

In-band key negotiation issue in AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Sophie Schmieg

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang
Vulnerable Versions:
stable

Timeline

Official Publish: August 11th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-327

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1040 Network Sniffing
Credential Access
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Collection
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration