DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6521

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6521

    Published: 2 Feb 2018Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6521

    Summary:

    Details: The sqlauth module in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 relies on the MySQL utf8 charset, which truncates queries upon encountering four-byte characters. There might be a scenario in which this allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6521

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: simplesamlphp

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.15.2-1

    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
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