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Date: Fri Feb 13 2009 - 19:10:04 CST

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TITLE:
Fedora update for python-fedora

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33950

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33950/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 9
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/18642/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for python-fedora. This fixes a security
issue, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to
bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to the
"fedora.client.AccountSystem().verify_password()" method returning
"True" for arbitrary input.

NOTE: According to the vendor no known code is using this method to
verify a user's account with the Fedora Account System.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages using the yum utility ("yum update
python-fedora").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
FEDORA-2009-1519:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00361.html

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