CVE-2021-40831
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Improper certificate management in AWS IoT Device SDK v2
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | software.amazon.awssdk.iotdevicesdk:aws-iot-device-sdk | <1.5.0 | 1.5.0 |
| npm | aws-iot-device-sdk-v2 | <1.6.0 | 1.6.0 |
| PyPI | awsiotsdk | <1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40831
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2/commit/46375e9b1bfb34109b9ff3b1eff9c770f9daa186
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2/commit/22f1989f5bdb0bdd9c912a5a2d255ee6c0854f68
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2/commit/5aef82573202309063eb540b72cee0e565f85a2d
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3f7-7rmc-6wqj
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2
- https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/awsiotsdk/PYSEC-2021-864.yaml
- https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io/
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.