vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-9955): simplesamlphp vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Feb 17, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-9955
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9955
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/7
- URL-https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/a2326d75dd14accaac162dd2cb30aaefcc1f9205
- URL-https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-02
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9955
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