CVE-2017-16853

N/A
Published: November 16, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxOpensaml

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.6.1
Affected range stops below 2.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101898
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/881856
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20171115.txt
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4039

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347

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