aws / aws/aws-dynamodb-encryption-java
NPE if reading record without a amzn-ddb-map-desc
- Dominant language
- Java
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- 141
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Description
This line throws a null pointer exception if you attempt to decrypt a record where the amzn-ddb-map-desc attribute has been manually removed: https://github.com/aws/aws-dynamodb-encryption-java/blob/master/sdk1/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/dynamodbv2/datamodeling/encryption/providers/DirectKmsMaterialProvider.java#L126
We should check this earlier and throw a more useful exception.
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Research direction
Start in sdk1/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/dynamodbv2/datamodeling/encryption/providers/DirectKmsMaterialProvider.java at line 126 and reproduce decryption after manually removing amzn-ddb-map-desc. Trace where the missing attribute is first used. Done means the missing attribute produces a useful exception instead of a null pointer exception.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100