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Shibboleth XML Security Signature Key Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Shibboleth and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to off-by-one error in the XML signature feature in Apache XML Security, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a signature using a large RSA key, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Shibboleth versions prior to 2.4.3
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Shibboleth version 2.4.3 or later.