CVE-2016-9814
Description
The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and simplesamlphp/saml2 library before 1.9.1, 1.10.x before 1.10.3, and 2.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to spoof SAML responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.14.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.14.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.14.10-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | simplesamlphp/saml2 | >=1.10,<1.10.3 | 1.10.3 |
| Packagist | simplesamlphp/saml2 | <1.8.1 | 1.8.1 |
| Packagist | simplesamlphp/saml2 | >=1.9.0,<1.9.1 | 1.9.1 |
| Packagist | simplesamlphp/saml2 | >=2.0,<2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| simplesamlphp | simplesamlphp | {"endIncluding":"1.14.9"} | |
| simplesamlphp | simplesamlphp | 1.10 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | {"endIncluding":"1.9"} | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 1.10 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 1.10.1 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 1.10.2 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.0.0 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.0.1 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.1 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.2 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.3 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.3.1 | |
| simplesamlphp | saml2 | 2.3.2 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94730
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00001.html
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-01
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9814
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/saml2/CVE-2016-9814.yaml
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9814
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.