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[CONC-654] Stop leaking client identifying information to the server …
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…before the TLS handshake

The server implementation here was incorrect as well, unnecessarily
reading—and TRUSTING—client identifying information sent before the TLS
handshake.  That's in MDEV-31585.

As a result of the server's mishandling of this information, it's not
possible for the client to fix this in a way that's backwards-compatible
with old servers.

We rely on the server sending a capability bit to indicate that the
server-side bug has been fixed:

    /* This capability is set if:
     *
     * - The CLIENT knows how to send a truncated 2-byte SSLRequest
     *   packet, containing no information other than the CLIENT_SSL flag
     *   which is necessary to trigger the TLS handshake, and to send its
     *   complete capability flags and other identifying information after
     *   the TLS handshake.
     * - The SERVER knows how to receive this truncated 2-byte SSLRequest
     *   packet, and to receive the client's complete capability bits
     *   after the TLS handshake.
     *
     */
    #define CLIENT_CAN_SSL_V2    (1ULL << 37)

All new code of the whole pull request, including one or several files
that are either new files or modified ones, are contributed under the
BSD-new license. I am contributing on behalf of my employer Amazon Web
Services, Inc.
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dlenski committed Jul 11, 2023
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16 changes: 15 additions & 1 deletion include/mariadb_com.h
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Expand Up @@ -162,6 +162,19 @@ enum enum_server_command
#define CLIENT_CAN_HANDLE_EXPIRED_PASSWORDS (1UL << 22)
#define CLIENT_SESSION_TRACKING (1UL << 23)
#define CLIENT_ZSTD_COMPRESSION (1UL << 26)
/* This capability is set if:
*
* - The CLIENT knows how to send a truncated 2-byte SSLRequest
* packet, containing no information other than the CLIENT_SSL flag
* which is necessary to trigger the TLS handshake, and to send its
* complete capability flags and other identifying information after
* the TLS handshake.
* - The SERVER knows how to receive this truncated 2-byte SSLRequest
* packet, and to receive the client's complete capability bits
* after the TLS handshake.
*
*/
#define CLIENT_CAN_SSL_V2 (1ULL << 37)
#define CLIENT_PROGRESS (1UL << 29) /* client supports progress indicator */
#define CLIENT_PROGRESS_OBSOLETE CLIENT_PROGRESS
#define CLIENT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT (1UL << 30)
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CLIENT_PLUGIN_AUTH |\
CLIENT_PLUGIN_AUTH_LENENC_CLIENT_DATA | \
CLIENT_SESSION_TRACKING |\
CLIENT_CONNECT_ATTRS)
CLIENT_CONNECT_ATTRS |\
CLIENT_CAN_SSL_V2)

#define CLIENT_DEFAULT_FLAGS ((CLIENT_SUPPORTED_FLAGS & ~CLIENT_COMPRESS)\
& ~CLIENT_SSL)
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57 changes: 40 additions & 17 deletions plugins/auth/my_auth.c
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Expand Up @@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ static int send_client_reply_packet(MCPVIO_EXT *mpvio,
size_t conn_attr_len= (mysql->options.extension) ?
mysql->options.extension->connect_attrs_len : 0;

#if defined(HAVE_TLS) && !defined(EMBEDDED_LIBRARY)
bool server_supports_ssl_v2=
!!(mysql->extension->mariadb_server_capabilities & (MARIADB_CLIENT_CAN_SSL_V2 >> 32));
#endif

/* see end= buff+32 below, fixed size of the packet is 32 bytes */
buff= malloc(33 + USERNAME_LENGTH + data_len + NAME_LEN + NAME_LEN + conn_attr_len + 9);
end= buff;
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if (mysql->options.use_ssl &&
(mysql->client_flag & CLIENT_SSL))
{
/*
Send UNENCRYPTED "Login Request" packet with mysql->client_flag
and max_packet_size, but no username; without this, the server
does not know we want to switch to SSL/TLS
FIXME: Sending this packet is a very very VERY bad idea. It
contains the client's preferred charset and flags in plaintext;
this can be used for fingerprinting the client software version,
and probable geographic location.
This offers a glaring opportunity for pervasive attackers to
easily target, intercept, and exploit the client-server
connection (e.g. "MITM all connections from known-vulnerable
client versions originating from countries X, Y, and Z").
*/
if (ma_net_write(net, (unsigned char *)buff, (size_t) (end-buff)) || ma_net_flush(net))
int ret;
if (server_supports_ssl_v2)
{
/*
The server doesn't inadvisably rely on information send in the
pre-TLS-handshake packet. Send it a dummy packet that
contains NOTHING except for the 2-byte client capabilities
with the CLIENT_SSL bit.
*/
unsigned char dummy[2];
int2store(dummy, CLIENT_SSL);
ret= (ma_net_write(net, dummy, sizeof(dummy)) || ma_net_flush(net));
}
else
{
/*
Send UNENCRYPTED "Login Request" packet with mysql->client_flag
and max_packet_size, but no username; without this, the server
does not know we want to switch to SSL/TLS
FIXME: Sending this packet is a very very VERY bad idea. It
contains the client's preferred charset and flags in plaintext;
this can be used for fingerprinting the client software version,
and probable geographic location.
This offers a glaring opportunity for pervasive attackers to
easily target, intercept, and exploit the client-server
connection (e.g. "MITM all connections from known-vulnerable
client versions originating from countries X, Y, and Z").
*/
ret= (ma_net_write(net, (unsigned char *)buff, (size_t) (end-buff)) || ma_net_flush(net));
}

if (ret)
{
my_set_error(mysql, CR_SERVER_LOST, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN,
ER(CR_SERVER_LOST_EXTENDED),
"sending connection information to server",
"sending SSLRequest packet to server",
errno);
goto error;
}
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