CVE-2017-16852

Description

shibsp/metadata/DynamicMetadataProvider.cpp in the Dynamic MetadataProvider plugin in Shibboleth Service Provider 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 SSPCPP-763.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory shibboleth.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/881857 third party advisory issue tracking
https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-sp.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b66cceb0e992c351ad5e2c665229ede82f261b16
https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20171115.txt vendor advisory issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00025.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4038 vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16852?
CVE-2017-16852 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16852?
To fix CVE-2017-16852, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16852 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-16852 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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