Description
Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) before 2.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SAML message.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | shibboleth-sp2 | 2.4.3+dfsg-5+deb7u1 | DSA-3207-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | shibboleth-sp2 | 2.3.1+dfsg-5+deb6u1 | DLA-259-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-3207-1 shibboleth-sp2 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-259-1 shibboleth-sp2 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-3207 vendor-advisory
- 73314 vdb-entry
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt