RedHat: Critical: gaim security update RHSA-2005:589-01
Summary
Summary
Gaim is an Internet Instant Messaging client. A heap based buffer overflow issue was discovered in the way Gaim processes away messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted away message to a Gaim user logged into AIM or ICQ which could result in arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-2103 to this issue. Users of gaim are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to this issue.
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/):
165444 - CAN-2005-2103 Gaim malformed away message remote code execution
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
c959811c5c3f72070e4cdd6a89f145d5 gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.src.rpm
i386:
a2f73e3b6da0814f7f3841ae4601621c gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e9964a5627d7543a696de91faaadb1e gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
c959811c5c3f72070e4cdd6a89f145d5 gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.src.rpm
ia64:
8e9964a5627d7543a696de91faaadb1e gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS:
c959811c5c3f72070e4cdd6a89f145d5 gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.src.rpm
i386:
a2f73e3b6da0814f7f3841ae4601621c gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:
c959811c5c3f72070e4cdd6a89f145d5 gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.src.rpm
i386:
a2f73e3b6da0814f7f3841ae4601621c gaim-0.59.9-5.el2.i386.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
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2103
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
Bugs Fixed