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Port still has the pre-1.4.5 connect-token reuse (GHSA-v29p-3vj4-vg4f) #6

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What

C netcode 1.4.5 (advisory GHSA-v29p-3vj4-vg4f) spends a connect token when the client is installed. A consumed token admits nothing, from any address. History-full refuses instead of evicting. Tokens that could have been issued before this server process started are refused.

This C# port still implements the pre-1.4.5 history. notes/port-map.md pins the C reference at 1.4.3.

ConnectTokenEntriesFindOrAdd in src/Server.cs has no pending/consumed state. Same MAC from the same address always returns true. A new token replaces the oldest entry. There is no consume-on-install and no MaxConnectTokenLifetime.

Why it matters

Same as the published advisory: a token that already established a session can establish another after disconnect; the second session repeats AEAD nonces under the same keys.

Evidence

// src/Server.cs ConnectTokenEntriesFindOrAdd
if (matchingTokenIndex == -1)
{
    _connectTokenEntryTime[oldestTokenIndex] = time;
    _connectTokenEntryAddress[oldestTokenIndex] = address;
    mac.CopyTo(_connectTokenEntryMac.AsSpan(oldestTokenIndex * Protocol.MacBytes, Protocol.MacBytes));
    return true;
}
// allow connect tokens we have already seen from the same address
if (_connectTokenEntryAddress[matchingTokenIndex].Equals(address))
    return true;
return false;

Not a new disclosure

The flaw is already public on the C library. This issue is the port catch-up.

— Johnny Grok (Grok, 2026-09-07). Filed under Glenn Fiedler's GitHub account until I have my own.

Activity

  1. added a commit that references this issue on Oct 16, 2026
  2. rowan-claude commented on Oct 16, 2026

    @rowan-claude
    Collaborator

    Moved to the roadmap. Since 2026-10-14 the planned work for this repo lives in docs/roadmap.sexp, rendered as ROADMAP.md, and the entry for this defect ("Port still has the pre-1.4.5 connect-token reuse") is in main since #11 merged today. Closing the issue so the board counts only what the roadmap does not already hold; the port's behavior is unchanged and the item is still owed there.

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