USN-3520-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3520-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3520-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3520-1
Related
Published
2018-01-08T16:19:37.807274Z
Modified
2018-01-08T16:19:37.807274Z
Summary
python-pysaml2 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly accepted any password when run with python optimizations enabled. An attacker could use this issue to authenticate as any user without a valid password.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python-pysaml2

Package

Name
python-pysaml2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pysaml2?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.0-0ubuntu2

3.*

3.0.0-3ubuntu1
3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "python-pysaml2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "python-pysaml2-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "python3-pysaml2"
        }
    ]
}