vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-16853): opensaml2 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | May 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 16, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
May 27, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-opensaml2
References
- CVE-2017-16853
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-16853
- DEBIAN-DSA-4039
- URL-https://bugs.debian.org/881856
- URL-https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-opensaml.git;a=commit;h=6182b0acf2df670e75423c2ed7afe6950ef11c9d
- URL-https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20171115.txt
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16853
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