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CVE-2011-2516

Published: Jul 11, 2011 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2516
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Xml_security_for_c++Apache1.6.0 (including)1.6.0 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth*2.4.2 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth1.3.1 (including)1.3.1 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth1.3.2 (including)1.3.2 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth1.3.3 (including)1.3.3 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth1.3.4 (including)1.3.4 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth1.3.5 (including)1.3.5 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth1.3f (including)1.3f (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.3 (including)2.3 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.4 (including)2.4 (including)
Shibboleth-spShibboleth2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntulucid*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntumaverick*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntunatty*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuoneiric*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuprecise*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuquantal*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubunturaring*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntusaucy*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuutopic*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuvivid*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuwily*
Shibboleth-sp2Ubuntuyakkety*
Xml-security-cUbuntuhardy*
Xml-security-cUbuntulucid*
Xml-security-cUbuntumaverick*
Xml-security-cUbuntunatty*
Xml-security-cUbuntuupstream*

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