CVE-2017-16853

Description

The DynamicMetadataProvider class in saml/saml2/metadata/impl/DynamicMetadataProvider.cpp in OpenSAML-C in OpenSAML before 2.6.1 fails to properly configure itself with the MetadataFilter plugins and does not perform critical security checks such as signature verification, enforcement of validity periods, and other checks specific to deployments, aka CPPOST-105.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4039

https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20171115.txt

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00024.html

https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-opensaml.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6182b0acf2df670e75423c2ed7afe6950ef11c9d

https://bugs.debian.org/881856

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101898

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3