Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting opensaml2 package, versions <2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1
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- published16 Nov 2017
- disclosed16 Nov 2017
Introduced: 16 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-16853 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 opensaml2 to version 2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensaml2 package and not the opensaml2 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16853
- https://bugs.debian.org/881856
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4039
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00024.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16853
- https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-opensaml.git;a=commit;h=6182b0acf2df670e75423c2ed7afe6950ef11c9d
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20171115.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101898
- https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-opensaml.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6182b0acf2df670e75423c2ed7afe6950ef11c9d