UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000246

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000246

    Published: 17 Nov 2017Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025

    Summary:

    Details: Python package pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and earlier reuses the initialization vector across encryptions in the IDP server, resulting in weak encryption of data.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000246, https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/issues/417, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000246

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-pysaml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.4.0-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High