CVE-2011-2516
N/A
Published: July 11, 2011 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsXML Security for C++Shibboleth Sp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Off-by-one error in the XML signature feature in Apache XML Security for C++ 1.6.0, as used in Shibboleth before 2.4.3 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a signature using a large RSA key, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (16)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063159.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063229.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv/CVE-2011-2516.txtThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/45151Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/45191x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20110706.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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