Inadequate Encryption Strength Affecting simplesamlphp package, versions <1.14.15-1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-SIMPLESAMLPHP-17390559
- published20 Jun 2026
- disclosed1 Sept 2017
Introduced: 1 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-12871 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 simplesamlphp to version 1.14.15-1 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 aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV).