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      "value": "Python TUF (The Update Framework) reference implementation before version 0.12 it will incorrectly trust a previously downloaded root metadata file which failed verification at download time. This allows an attacker who is able to serve multiple new versions of root metadata (i.e. by a person-in-the-middle attack) culminating in a version which has not been correctly signed to control the trust chain for future updates. This is fixed in version 0.12 and newer."
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      "value": "Una implementaci\u00f3n de referencia de Python TUF (The Update Framework) anterior a la versi\u00f3n 0.12, confiar\u00e1 incorrectamente en un archivo de metadatos root descargado previamente que present\u00f3 un fallo al verificar en el momento de la descarga. Esto permite a un atacante que es capaz servir m\u00faltiples versiones nuevas de metadatos root (es decir, mediante un ataque de tipo person-in-the-middle) culminar en una versi\u00f3n que no ha sido firmada correctamente para controlar la cadena de confianza de futuras actualizaciones. Esto es corregido en la versi\u00f3n 0.12 y mas recientes."
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