Name: CVE-2017-16853: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-16853, CWE-347, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.00694

The DynamicMetadataProvider class in saml/saml2/metadata/impl/DynamicMetadataProvider.cpp in OpenSAML-C in OpenSAML before 2.6.1 fails to properly configure itself with the MetadataFilter plugins and does not perform critical security checks such as signature verification, enforcement of validity periods, and other checks specific to deployments, aka CPPOST-105.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade opensaml2	Nov 17, 2017	Nov 16, 2017
Suse	—	Upgrade opensaml-schemasUpgrade libsaml8Upgrade libsaml-develUpgrade libsaml9Upgrade opensaml-binUpgrade libsaml11	Dec 7, 2017	Nov 16, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade opensaml2	Nov 19, 2024	Nov 16, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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