CVE-2020-27978

Description

Shibboleth Identify Provider 3.x before 3.4.6 has a denial of service flaw. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a login flow to trigger Java heap exhaustion due to the creation of objects in the Java Servlet container session.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory shibboleth.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20191002.txt vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27978?
CVE-2020-27978 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-27978?
To fix CVE-2020-27978, 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-2020-27978 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-27978 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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