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Likelihood of memory corruption bugs in age decryption? #11

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viktor3002 opened this issue May 3, 2023 · 1 comment
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Likelihood of memory corruption bugs in age decryption? #11

viktor3002 opened this issue May 3, 2023 · 1 comment

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@viktor3002
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Are there any audits/ reviews of the age code base, specifically the logic for decrypting .age files?
Finding a bug there seems like a very effective way to attack organizations using androidqf, because:

  • For decryption, the private key is necessary. The decryption will likely happen on a trusted system.
  • It is likely that other decrypted androidqf folders will be on the system where the age decryption is performed
  • Cybersecurity NGOs receive androidqf.age files from clients on a regular basis, so it is an easy way for attackers to get malicious input data to the analysis machines of these NGOs
  • In some cases the decryption will be performed on the personal computers of analysts. They will likely have internet access and a vast collection of other interesting personal data from beneficiaries on these computers.

To mitigate the risk, sandboxing the age decryption process might be an option. I don't know which approach would be the most straight forward, maybe vagrant?

@viktor3002 viktor3002 changed the title Likelyhood of memory corrpution bugs in age decryption Likelyhood of memory corruption bugs in age decryption? May 3, 2023
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DrWhax commented Nov 20, 2023

You can always swap it for: https://github.com/str4d/rage

@Te-k Te-k changed the title Likelyhood of memory corruption bugs in age decryption? Likelihood of memory corruption bugs in age decryption? Jan 31, 2024
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