RedHat: Moderate: lesstif security update

Updated lesstif packages that fix flaws in the Xpm library are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having Moderate security impact by th...

Summary

LessTif provides libraries which implement the Motif industry standard graphical user interface. An integer overflow flaw was found in libXpm; a vulnerable version of this library is found within LessTif. An attacker could create a malicious XPM file that would execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim using an application linked to LessTif. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0605 to this issue. Users of LessTif should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct 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/):
151639 - CAN-2005-0605 libxpm issue

6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS: 7b5ee802f327c22fce16b650ba42d342 lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.src.rpm
i386: fd6f014454e38484f8b8a132815fa98d lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.i386.rpm 5e2bd51a9cc7f072c1e86eb626433778 lesstif-devel-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.i386.rpm
ia64: 3e9206ddb2075980ce8a4a14ee3c3e32 lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.ia64.rpm 648dd67531a7b677869f0306e9334fb4 lesstif-devel-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS: 7b5ee802f327c22fce16b650ba42d342 lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.src.rpm
ia64: 3e9206ddb2075980ce8a4a14ee3c3e32 lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.ia64.rpm 648dd67531a7b677869f0306e9334fb4 lesstif-devel-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS: 7b5ee802f327c22fce16b650ba42d342 lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.src.rpm
i386: fd6f014454e38484f8b8a132815fa98d lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.i386.rpm 5e2bd51a9cc7f072c1e86eb626433778 lesstif-devel-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS: 7b5ee802f327c22fce16b650ba42d342 lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.src.rpm
i386: fd6f014454e38484f8b8a132815fa98d lesstif-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.i386.rpm 5e2bd51a9cc7f072c1e86eb626433778 lesstif-devel-0.93.15-4.AS21.5.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-2005-0605

Package List

Severity

Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:473-01

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:473.html

Issued Date: : 2005-05-24

Updated on: 2005-05-24

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CVE Names: CAN-2005-0605 Updated lesstif packages that fix flaws in the Xpm library are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having Moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.