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CVE-2011-2516 (GCVE-0-2011-2516)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-07-11 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:00

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

16 references

URL	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2277	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://secunia.com/advisories/45491	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://santuario.apache.org/secadv/CVE-2011-2516.txt	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/45198	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/45191	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_201…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025755	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48611	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b641…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2011-05-19 00:00

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}

FKIE_CVE-2011-2516

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-07-11 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:31

Severity

Summary

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063159.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063229.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://santuario.apache.org/secadv/CVE-2011-2516.txt	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/45151	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/45191	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/45198
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/45491
secalert@redhat.com	http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20110706.txt	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2277
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518756/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48611
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025755
secalert@redhat.com	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68420
secalert@redhat.com	https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SANTUARIO-271	Exploit
secalert@redhat.com	https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
secalert@redhat.com	https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063159.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063229.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://santuario.apache.org/secadv/CVE-2011-2516.txt	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/45151	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/45191	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/45198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/45491
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20110706.txt	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2277
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518756/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48611
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025755
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68420
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SANTUARIO-271	Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
apache	xml_security_for_c\+\+	1.6.0
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	*
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	1.3.1
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	1.3.2
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	1.3.3
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	1.3.4
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	1.3.5
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	1.3f
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.0
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.1
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.2
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.2.1
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.3
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.3.1
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.4
shibboleth	shibboleth-sp	2.4.1

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GHSA-2JMV-V2X6-MMV8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:05 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:05

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-2516"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
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    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-2jmv-v2x6-mmv8",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:05:56Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:05:56Z",
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GSD-2011-2516

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19

Details

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CVE-2011-2516

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CVE-2011-2516

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UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2516 (CVE-2011-2516)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2011-07-11 20:55 – Updated: 2025-07-16 04:49 – Source website

Withdrawn 2025-07-18

Details

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2516	REPORT
	http://santuario.apache.org/secadv/CVE-2011-2516.txt	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2516	REPORT

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CVE-2011-2516 (GCVE-0-2011-2516)

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