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CVE-2016-9955

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Published: Feb 17, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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6.3
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

Description

The SimpleSAML_XML_Validator class constructor in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.11 might allow remote attackers to spoof signatures on SAML 1 responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.

Affected (2)

Simplesamlphp
1 product
Simplesamlphp
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Simplesamlphp
Before 1.14.11
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (6)

Source: security@debian.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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