CVE-2011-2516

Publication date 11 July 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Off-by-one error in the XML signature feature in Apache XML Security for C++ 1.6.0, as used in Shibboleth before 2.4.3 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a signature using a large RSA key, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xml-security-c 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Fixed 1.5.1-3+squeeze1build0.11.04.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.5.1-3+squeeze1build0.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.5.1-3+squeeze1build0.10.04.1
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
shibboleth-sp2 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

shibboleth-sp2 apparently needs to be recompiled after the fix to xml-security-c

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