[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS, 1.1193.2.17, 1.1193.2.18

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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      Tag: release24-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Security fix PSF-2005-001 for SimpleXMLRPCServer.py.

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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diff -u -d -r1.1193.2.17 -r1.1193.2.18
--- NEWS	29 Jan 2005 13:33:27 -0000	1.1193.2.17
+++ NEWS	3 Feb 2005 15:00:18 -0000	1.1193.2.18
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 Library
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+- Applied a security fix to SimpleXMLRPCserver (PSF-2005-001).  This
+  disables recursive traversal through instance attributes, which can
+  be exploited in various ways.
+
 - Bug #1110478: Revert os.environ.update to do putenv again.
 
 - Bug #1103844: fix distutils.install.dump_dirs() with negated options.