UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12871
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12871
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12871.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12871
- Upstream
- Published
- 2017-09-01T21:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:44:06Z
- Severity
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- 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV).
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