UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16853

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16853
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16853.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16853
Upstream
Published
2017-11-16T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:30Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / opensaml2

Package

Name
opensaml2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/opensaml2@2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsaml2-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsaml8",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "opensaml2-schemas",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "opensaml2-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16853.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / opensaml2

Package

Name
opensaml2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/opensaml2@2.5.5-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.3-2.1ubuntu2
2.5.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsaml2-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.5.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsaml8v5",
            "binary_version": "2.5.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "opensaml2-schemas",
            "binary_version": "2.5.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "opensaml2-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.5.5-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16853.json"