High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16853
CVE-2017-16853
Description
The DynamicMetadataProvider class in saml/saml2/metadata/impl/DynamicMetadataProvider.cpp in OpenSAML-C in OpenSAML before 2.6.1 fails to properly configure itself with the MetadataFilter plugins and does not perform critical security checks such as signature verification, enforcement of validity periods, and other checks specific to deployments, aka CPPOST-105.
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Affected products
11- Range: <2.6.1
- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/opensaml&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 2.5.5-3.3.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.5-3.3.1
Patches
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References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101898nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.debian.org/881856nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20171115.txtnvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4039nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- git.shibboleth.net/view/nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00024.htmlnvd
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