RedHat: Moderate: grip security update

A new grip package is available that fixes a remote buffer overflow. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Summary

Grip is a GTK+ based front-end for CD rippers (such as cdparanoia and cdda2wav) and Ogg Vorbis encoders. Dean Brettle discovered a buffer overflow bug in the way grip handles data returned by CDDB servers. It is possible that if a user connects to a malicious CDDB server, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0706 to this issue. Users of grip should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch, and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
150712 - CAN-2005-0706 Buffer overflow in grip
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS: cf1dc608404752a9a5b61a422f3cb508 grip-2.96-1.3.src.rpm
i386: 4bf449365661b5cadc1f0a9c6c0bc3a7 grip-2.96-1.3.i386.rpm
ia64: 6d2c64d58783feb49c895c27a2e9e993 grip-2.96-1.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS: cf1dc608404752a9a5b61a422f3cb508 grip-2.96-1.3.src.rpm
ia64: 6d2c64d58783feb49c895c27a2e9e993 grip-2.96-1.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS: cf1dc608404752a9a5b61a422f3cb508 grip-2.96-1.3.src.rpm
i386: 4bf449365661b5cadc1f0a9c6c0bc3a7 grip-2.96-1.3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS: cf1dc608404752a9a5b61a422f3cb508 grip-2.96-1.3.src.rpm
i386: 4bf449365661b5cadc1f0a9c6c0bc3a7 grip-2.96-1.3.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-2005-0706

Package List

Severity

Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:304-01

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:304.html

Issued Date: : 2005-03-28

Updated on: 2005-03-28

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CVE Names: CAN-2005-0706 A new grip package is available that fixes a remote buffer overflow. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.