SB2017021711 - Input validation error in SimpleSAMLphp
Published: February 17, 2017 Updated: July 22, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021711
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9955)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.