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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1298-1] simplesamlphp security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in SimpleSAMLphp, a framework for authentication, primarily via the SAML protocol. CVE-2016-9814 & CVE-2016-9955 An incorrect check of return values in the signature validation utilities allowed an attacker to get invalid signatures accepted as valid in the rare case of an error occurring during validation. SSPSA-201802-01 (CVE-2018-7644) Critical signature validation vulnerability. In addition this update adds a patch to solve excessive resource consumption in case of SimpleSAMLphp processing a large metadata file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
simplesamlphp on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.2-1+deb7u3. We recommend that you upgrade your simplesamlphp packages.