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SCA: security update for github.com/pion/dtls, github.com/pion/dtls/v2 (GHSA-cx94-mrg9-rq4j)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 414166

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Pion DTLS is a Go implementation of Datagram Transport Layer Security. Prior to version 2.1.4, a buffer
 that was used for inbound network traffic had no upper limit. Pion DTLS would buffer all network traffic
 from the remote user until the handshake completes or timed out. An attacker could exploit this to cause
 excessive memory usage. Version 2.1.4 contains a patch for this issue. There are currently no known
 workarounds available. (CVE-2022-29189)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx94-mrg9-rq4j

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414166

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29189

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-29189

cwe: CWE-120