DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12868

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12868

    Published: 1 Sept 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
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    CVE-2017-12868

    Summary:

    Details: The secureCompare method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier, when used with PHP before 5.6, allows attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or possibly bypass authentication by leveraging missing character conversions before an XOR operation.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12868

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: simplesamlphp

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/simplesamlphp?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.14.15-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High