Forbid sequence number wrapping
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9ce5b83..89d159f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
"triple handshake" attack when authentication mode is optional (the
attack was already impossible when authentication is required).
* Check notBefore timestamp of certificates and CRLs from the future.
+ * Forbid sequence number wrapping
Bugfix
* ecp_gen_keypair() does more tries to prevent failure because of
diff --git a/include/polarssl/error.h b/include/polarssl/error.h
index 33a2c88..ae46014 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/error.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/error.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
* ECP 4 7 (Started from top)
* MD 5 4
* CIPHER 6 6
- * SSL 6 8 (Started from top)
+ * SSL 6 9 (Started from top)
* SSL 7 31
*
* Module dependent error code (5 bits 0x.00.-0x.F8.)
diff --git a/include/polarssl/ssl.h b/include/polarssl/ssl.h
index d610052..1904ac9 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/ssl.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/ssl.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
#define POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_PK_TYPE_MISMATCH -0x6D00 /**< Public key type mismatch (eg, asked for RSA key exchange and presented EC key) */
#define POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_UNKNOWN_IDENTITY -0x6C80 /**< Unkown identity received (eg, PSK identity) */
#define POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_INTERNAL_ERROR -0x6C00 /**< Internal error (eg, unexpected failure in lower-level module) */
+#define POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_COUNTER_WRAPPING -0x6B80 /**< A counter would wrap (eg, too many messages exchanged). */
/*
* Various constants
diff --git a/library/error.c b/library/error.c
index 64dc0f5..4aa167f 100644
--- a/library/error.c
+++ b/library/error.c
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@
snprintf( buf, buflen, "SSL - Unkown identity received (eg, PSK identity)" );
if( use_ret == -(POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_INTERNAL_ERROR) )
snprintf( buf, buflen, "SSL - Internal error (eg, unexpected failure in lower-level module)" );
+ if( use_ret == -(POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_COUNTER_WRAPPING) )
+ snprintf( buf, buflen, "SSL - A counter would wrap (eg, too many messages exchanged)" );
#endif /* POLARSSL_SSL_TLS_C */
#if defined(POLARSSL_X509_USE_C) || defined(POLARSSL_X509_CREATE_C)
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 4f3095c..20cb9bd 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -1309,6 +1309,13 @@
if( ++ssl->out_ctr[i - 1] != 0 )
break;
+ /* The loops goes to its end iff the counter is wrapping */
+ if( i == 0 )
+ {
+ SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "outgoing message counter would wrap" ) );
+ return( POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_COUNTER_WRAPPING );
+ }
+
SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "<= encrypt buf" ) );
return( 0 );
@@ -1775,6 +1782,13 @@
if( ++ssl->in_ctr[i - 1] != 0 )
break;
+ /* The loops goes to its end iff the counter is wrapping */
+ if( i == 0 )
+ {
+ SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "incoming message counter would wrap" ) );
+ return( POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_COUNTER_WRAPPING );
+ }
+
SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 2, ( "<= decrypt buf" ) );
return( 0 );