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Red Hat alert RHSA-2005:518-01 (gaim)

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To:  enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject:  [RHSA-2005:518-01] Moderate: gaim security update
Date:  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:01:36 -0400

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: gaim security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:518-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-518.html Issue date: 2005-06-16 Updated on: 2005-06-16 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CAN-2005-1269 CAN-2005-1934 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated gaim package that fixes two denial of service issues is now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: The Gaim application is a multi-protocol instant messaging client. Jacopo Ottaviani discovered a bug in the way Gaim handles Yahoo! Messenger file transfers. It is possible for a malicious user to send a specially crafted file transfer request that causes Gaim to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-1269 to this issue. Additionally, Hugo de Bokkenrijder discovered a bug in the way Gaim parses MSN Messenger messages. It is possible for a malicious user to send a specially crafted MSN Messenger message that causes Gaim to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-1934 to this issue. Users of gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains version 1.3.1 and is not vulnerable to these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 159691 - CAN-2005-1269 Gaim yahoo utf8 crasher 159961 - CAN-2005-1934 Gaim MSN protocol DoS 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/gaim-... 6e3487b80f03bbbebc60b691ca140292 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.src.rpm i386: 28008d055a4e79ed522e10f0c50dc662 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.i386.rpm ia64: e47396490f16e145080a04f3964cff85 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.ia64.rpm ppc: eb0c29e0807f7f466d17138bbd92aecd gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.ppc.rpm s390: bec845ba4dccde9375d8a875a953510e gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.s390.rpm s390x: 3fff9511488e4303d1526b934698a8ed gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.s390x.rpm x86_64: df11ddc642891aa0c6ed61621dd301ec gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/... 6e3487b80f03bbbebc60b691ca140292 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.src.rpm i386: 28008d055a4e79ed522e10f0c50dc662 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.i386.rpm x86_64: df11ddc642891aa0c6ed61621dd301ec gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/gaim-... 6e3487b80f03bbbebc60b691ca140292 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.src.rpm i386: 28008d055a4e79ed522e10f0c50dc662 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.i386.rpm ia64: e47396490f16e145080a04f3964cff85 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.ia64.rpm x86_64: df11ddc642891aa0c6ed61621dd301ec gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/gaim-... 6e3487b80f03bbbebc60b691ca140292 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.src.rpm i386: 28008d055a4e79ed522e10f0c50dc662 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.i386.rpm ia64: e47396490f16e145080a04f3964cff85 gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.ia64.rpm x86_64: df11ddc642891aa0c6ed61621dd301ec gaim-1.3.1-0.el3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/gaim-... acf732c6f6d85a78c86db1baa79ca5f4 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.src.rpm i386: e0511ae1b636292034a7b4c14af1825c gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.i386.rpm ia64: c26accad6a53da3e70df6477b8b01b16 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.ia64.rpm ppc: ef64f758b59c02929996b3d26c6f2fba gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.ppc.rpm s390: 5841165c10a1c583b9159a74b1deea76 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.s390.rpm s390x: 12a2890b8e73f6c915177f40305cde6b gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.s390x.rpm x86_64: b1ca26e267afa4bc370c1c6bceb895f6 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/... acf732c6f6d85a78c86db1baa79ca5f4 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.src.rpm i386: e0511ae1b636292034a7b4c14af1825c gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: b1ca26e267afa4bc370c1c6bceb895f6 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/gaim-... acf732c6f6d85a78c86db1baa79ca5f4 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.src.rpm i386: e0511ae1b636292034a7b4c14af1825c gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.i386.rpm ia64: c26accad6a53da3e70df6477b8b01b16 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.ia64.rpm x86_64: b1ca26e267afa4bc370c1c6bceb895f6 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/gaim-... acf732c6f6d85a78c86db1baa79ca5f4 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.src.rpm i386: e0511ae1b636292034a7b4c14af1825c gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.i386.rpm ia64: c26accad6a53da3e70df6477b8b01b16 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.ia64.rpm x86_64: b1ca26e267afa4bc370c1c6bceb895f6 gaim-1.3.1-0.el4.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1269 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1934 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCsb52XlSAg2UNWIIRAnyLAJ44eBH+wsJzuWmHfVIeuXvLAEzdNQCgwff9 sdc1hG+wg7x9birNltk126M= =Hret -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-...


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