CVE-2024-52811
November 25, 2024
The ngtcp2 project is an effort to implement IETF QUIC protocol in C. In affected versions acks are not validated before being written to the qlog leading to a buffer overflow. In "ngtcp2_conn::conn_recv_pkt" for an ACK, there was new logic that got added to skip "conn_recv_ack" if an ack has already been processed in the payload. However, this causes us to also skip "ngtcp2_pkt_validate_ack". The ack which was skipped still got written to qlog. The bug occurs in "ngtcp2_qlog::write_ack_frame". It is now possible to reach this code with an invalid ack, suppose "largest_ack=0" and "first_ack_range=15". Subtracting "largest_ack - first_ack_range" will lead to an integer underflow which is 20 chars long. However, the ngtcp2 qlog code assumes the number written is a signed integer and only accounts for 19 characters of overhead (see "NGTCP2_QLOG_ACK_FRAME_RANGE_OVERHEAD"). Therefore, we overwrite the buffer causing a heap overflow. This is high priority and could potentially impact many users if they enable qlog. qlog is disabled by default. Due to its overhead, it is most likely used for debugging purpose, but the actual use is unknown. ngtcp2 v1.9.1 fixes the bug and users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should not turn on qlog.
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Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
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User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
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Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
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Subsequent System Integrity
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Subsequent System Availability
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
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Base Score:
0.15