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Shibboleth XMLTooling-C Library Security Bypass Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.4

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The host is installed with Shibboleth Service Provider and is prone to security bypass vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw exists due to limitations in older versions of the XML parser that make it impossible to fully disable Document Type Definition (DTD) processing. Through addition/manipulation of a DTD, it's possible to make changes to an XML document that do not break a digital signature but are mishandled by the SP and its libraries processing.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Shibboleth XMLTooling-C before 1.6.4, as used in Shibboleth Service Provider before 2.6.1.4.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Shibboleth Service Provider release (V2.6.1.4) or upgrade XMLTooling-C library to version 1.6.4.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)