6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-0486
Shibboleth XMLTooling-C XML Signature Validation Vulnerability
Description

Shibboleth XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3, as used in Shibboleth Service Provider before 2.6.0 on Windows and other products, mishandles digital signatures of user attribute data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or conduct impersonation attacks via a crafted DTD.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 15, 2018, 6:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-0486 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Shibboleth xmltooling-c
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-0486.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180112.txt Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-0486 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-0486 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180112.txt No Types Assigned https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180112.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-347
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:xmltooling-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0486 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} -0.07%

score

0.73949

percentile

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