Medium, CVSS 5.3GoPublished
In github.com/pion/webrtc, failed DTLS certificate verification doesn't stop data channel communication
CVE-2021-28681 · GHSA-74xm-qj29-cq8p
- Affected
- Go github.com/pion/webrtc/v3 < 3.0.15
- Fixed in
- 3.0.15· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact Data channel communication was incorrectly allowed with users who have failed DTLS certificate verification. This attack requires Attacker knows the ICE password. Only take place during PeerConnection handshake. This attack can be detected by monitoring PeerConnectionState in all versions of Pion WebRTC. Patches Users should upgrade to v3.0.15. The exact patch is https://github.com/pion/webrtc/commit/545613dcdeb5dedb01cce94175f40bcbe045df2e Workarounds Users should listen for when PeerConnectionState changes to PeerConnectionStateFailed. When it enters this state users should not continue using the PeerConnection. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue in https://github.com/pion/webrtc Email us at team@pion.ly Thank you to https://github.com/Gaukas for discovering this.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 3.0.15 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.