UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000433

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000433

    Published: 2 Jan 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Aliases:
    USN-3520-1

    Summary:

    Details: pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and older accept any password when run with python optimizations enabled. This allows attackers to log in as any user without knowing their password.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000433, https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/issues/451, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3520-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000433

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-pysaml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.0-3ubuntu1.16.04.3

    Affected versions

    2.4.0-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High