{
  "id": "CVE-2020-27978",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "2020-10-28T15:15:13.817",
  "lastModified": "2022-02-08T15:39:22.247",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Shibboleth Identify Provider versiones 3.x anteriores a 3.4.6, presenta un fallo de denegaci\u00f3n de servicio. Un atacante remoto no autenticado puede causar un flujo de inicio de sesi\u00f3n para desencadenar un agotamiento de la pila de Java debido a la creaci\u00f3n de objetos en la sesi\u00f3n del contenedor Java Servlet"
    }
  ],
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        "type": "Primary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ],
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        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0
        },
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-770"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "negate": false,
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              "vulnerable": true,
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20191002.txt",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    }
  ]
}