| Name | CVE-2018-6521 |
| Description | The sqlauth module in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 relies on the MySQL utf8 charset, which truncates queries upon encountering four-byte characters. There might be a scenario in which this allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1273-1, DSA-4127-1 |
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 | fixed | |
| 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.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simplesamlphp | source | wheezy | 1.9.2-1+deb7u2 | DLA-1273-1 | ||
| simplesamlphp | source | jessie | 1.13.1-2+deb8u1 | DSA-4127-1 | ||
| simplesamlphp | source | stretch | 1.14.11-1+deb9u1 | DSA-4127-1 | ||
| simplesamlphp | source | (unstable) | 1.15.2-1 |
https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201801-03