CVE-2020-27978
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CVE-2020-27978 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Shibboleth Identify Provider 3.x before 3.4.6 has a denial of service flaw. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a login flow to trigger Java heap exhaustion due to the creation of objects in the Java Servlet container session.. EPSS estimates a 1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Shibboleth Identify Provider 3.x before 3.4.6 has a denial of service flaw. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a login flow to trigger Java heap exhaustion due to the creation of objects in the Java Servlet container session.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Shibboleth | Identity Provider | >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.6 |
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Timeline
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