| Name | CVE-2017-12871 |
| Description | The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| simplesamlphp (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.13.1-2+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.14.11-1+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.16.3-1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster (lts) | 1.16.3-1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.19.0-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1.19.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[stretch] - simplesamlphp <no-dsa> (Minor issue mitigated by HTTPS usage, hard to backport)
[jessie] - simplesamlphp <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - simplesamlphp <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-02