CVE-2018-0489 Security feature bypass in Shibboleth XMLTooling-C before 1.6.4

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass digital signature verification to obtain sensitive information or impersonate users via crafted XML data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-0489?

CVE-2018-0489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Shibboleth XMLTooling-C before 1.6.4, as used in Shibboleth Service Provider before 2.6.1.4 on Windows and other products, mishandles digital signatures of user data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or conduct impersonation attacks via crafted XML data. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-0486.

Weakness: CWE-347

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0489?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Clearpass, Debian Debian Linux, Shibboleth Xmltooling-C.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0489?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-0489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0489, DLA-1296-1, DSA-4126-1, GHSA-4479-q654-wmq5, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0489.

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