CVE-2016-9955

The SimpleSAML_XML_Validator class constructor in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.11 might allow remote attackers to spoof signatures on SAML 1 responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94946	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00001.html	Third Party Advisory
https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-02	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:simplesamlphp:simplesamlphp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-17 02:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11

NVD link : CVE-2016-9955

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9955

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9955

JSON object : View

Products Affected

simplesamlphp

simplesamlphp

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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