vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-9814): simplesamlphp vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) | Feb 17, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and simplesamlphp/saml2 library before 1.9.1, 1.10.x before 1.10.3, and 2.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to spoof SAML responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-9814
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9814
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/5
- URL-https://github.com/simplesamlphp/saml2/commit/7008b0916426212c1cc2fc238b38ab9ebff0748c
- URL-https://github.com/simplesamlphp/saml2/pull/81
- URL-https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-01
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9814
NEW
Explore Exposure Command
Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.