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Red Hat alert RHSA-2007:0158-01 (evolution)

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Subject:  [RHSA-2007:0158-01] Moderate: evolution security update
Date:  Thu, 3 May 2007 08:42:51 -0400

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: evolution security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0158-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0158.html Issue date: 2007-05-03 Updated on: 2007-05-03 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2007-1002 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: Updated evolution packages that fix a format string bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. 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 Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 3. Problem description: Evolution is the GNOME collection of personal information management (PIM) tools. A format string bug was found in the way Evolution parsed the category field in a memo. If a user tried to save and then view a carefully crafted memo, arbitrary code may be executed as the user running Evolution. (CVE-2007-1002) This flaw did not affect the versions of Evolution shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4. All users of Evolution should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch which resolves this issue. Red Hat would like to thank Ulf Härnhammar of Secunia Research for reporting this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 231478 - CVE-2007-1002 evolution format string flaw 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): SRPMS: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/... 0cb44e29c3da6579a62e0c24851f5d4c evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.src.rpm i386: ba5c46a0f4e89c9788ce6bf228ed27f9 evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm d21a3c8292728dde2d479f5eb89144fc evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: ba5c46a0f4e89c9788ce6bf228ed27f9 evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 89344bbefa9f5f938cdf9dfbd997fc61 evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm d21a3c8292728dde2d479f5eb89144fc evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 8ffbbac0c98f0feae8d3917851e213eb evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): SRPMS: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/... 0cb44e29c3da6579a62e0c24851f5d4c evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.src.rpm i386: d21a3c8292728dde2d479f5eb89144fc evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm a2d12fab974bea9d3691fcad87ab228f evolution-devel-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: d21a3c8292728dde2d479f5eb89144fc evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 8ffbbac0c98f0feae8d3917851e213eb evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm a2d12fab974bea9d3691fcad87ab228f evolution-devel-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 18899bef45c3e70811d7a829379151df evolution-devel-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server): SRPMS: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/... 0cb44e29c3da6579a62e0c24851f5d4c evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.src.rpm i386: ba5c46a0f4e89c9788ce6bf228ed27f9 evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm d21a3c8292728dde2d479f5eb89144fc evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm a2d12fab974bea9d3691fcad87ab228f evolution-devel-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: ba5c46a0f4e89c9788ce6bf228ed27f9 evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 89344bbefa9f5f938cdf9dfbd997fc61 evolution-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm d21a3c8292728dde2d479f5eb89144fc evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 8ffbbac0c98f0feae8d3917851e213eb evolution-debuginfo-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm a2d12fab974bea9d3691fcad87ab228f evolution-devel-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.i386.rpm 18899bef45c3e70811d7a829379151df evolution-devel-2.8.0-33.0.1.el5.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=CVE-2007-1002 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#mo... 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGOdi6XlSAg2UNWIIRAuqZAJ9wbt1KR3Rz7PZnJ+ELHUCrszM0UwCgvMyI /0ViYZg83SB7zrii1ofjdSY= =uzU/ -----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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