[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS, 1.337.2.4.2.94, 1.337.2.4.2.95

Thu Feb 3 15:58:47 CET 2005

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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	NEWS 
Log Message:
Security fix PSF-2005-001 for SimpleXMLRPCServer.py.
Index: NEWS
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--- NEWS	17 Sep 2003 03:32:41 -0000	1.337.2.4.2.94
+++ NEWS	3 Feb 2005 14:58:41 -0000	1.337.2.4.2.95
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 Release date: XX-XXX-XXXX
 ===========================
 
+- Applied a security fix to SimpleXMLRPCserver (PSF-2005-001). This
+ disables recursive traversal through instance attributes, which can
+ be exploited in various ways.
+
 - Fixed a bug in the cache of length-one Unicode strings that could
 lead to a seg fault. The specific problem occurred when an earlier,
 non-fatal error left an uninitialized Unicode object in the
