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Red Hat: 2005:788-01 Critical: HelixPlayer Format String Issue

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Ubuntu has released an important patch for VLC Media Player that resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability, aimed at blocking unauthorized code execution.
An updated HelixPlayer package that fixes a string format issue is now available

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/):

168078 - CAN-2005-2710 HelixPlayer Format String Flaw


6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS: 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ppc: 1604bc8fa9eb7d6ef1733d3b047b8cc9 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.ppc.rpm

x86_64: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS: 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS: 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS: 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64: 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux critical security impact format string issue HelixPlayer update media player fix

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-2710

Package List


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:788-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:788.html
Issue date: 2005-09-27
Updated on: 2005-09-27
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux critical security impact format string issue HelixPlayer update media player fix

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ppc, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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