CVE-2016-9955
N/A
Published: February 16, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxSimplesamlphp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The SimpleSAML_XML_Validator class constructor in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.11 might allow remote attackers to spoof signatures on SAML 1 responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 1.14.11
Affected range stops below 1.14.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94946Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00001.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-02Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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