Session Fixation in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-12873

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Session Fixation in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-12873

Published: September 1, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38371
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12873
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

SimpleSAMLphp 1.7.0 through 1.14.10 might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain unauthorized access, or have unspecified other impacts by leveraging incorrect persistent NameID generation when an Identity Provider (IdP) is misconfigured.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-12873

Install update from vendor's website.

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