CVE-2017-12868 | BDVDB-2026-89872 Detail

Description#

The secureCompare method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier, when used with PHP before 5.6, allows attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or possibly bypass authentication by leveraging missing character conversions before an XOR operation.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201705-01
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.html
https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/4bc629658e7b7d17c9ac3fe0da7dc5df71f1b85e
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-09-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.