aws / aws/aws-encryption-sdk-python
deserialize encryption context should fail on malformed encryption context
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- Python
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Description
If the client deserialization receives a malformed ciphertext that defines the AAD length as 0 and then also defines a AAD fields as 0, the deserialization logic SHOULD raise an error. It does not. Instead, it accidentally interprets it as an empty encryption context.
https://github.com/awslabs/aws-encryption-sdk-python/blob/master/src/aws_encryption_sdk/internal/formatting/encryption_context.py#L159-L164
Example malformed test vector:
```
b'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'
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Inspect src/aws_encryption_sdk/internal/formatting/encryption_context.py at lines 159-164 and reproduce the issue with the malformed ciphertext in the report. Add a regression test for the zero-length AAD and zero-field case, then ensure client deserialization raises an error instead of returning an empty encryption context.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100