Improper Input Validation Affecting simplesamlphp package, versions <1.14.11-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.19% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-SIMPLESAMLPHP-17390547
  • published20 Jun 2026
  • disclosed17 Feb 2017

Introduced: 17 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-9955  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 simplesamlphp to version 1.14.11-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream simplesamlphp package and not the simplesamlphp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.