Vulnerability in Shibboleth Xmltooling-C
CVE-2018-0486
Shibboleth XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3, as used in Shibboleth Service Provider before 2.6.0 on Windows and other products, mishandles digital signatures of user attribute data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or conduct impersonation attacks via a crafted DTD.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Shibboleth Xmltooling-C
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Xmltooling-C Before 1.6.3 — versions XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00007.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180112.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0486?
- CVE-2018-0486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shibboleth Xmltooling-C, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0486?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.