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Red Hat: RHSA-2005:215-01 Critical: Gaim DoS Attack Fix

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Calendar Grey March 10, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential security patch released to tackle significant vulnerabilities in Red Hat environments. Essential for all users to update immediately.
An updated gaim package that fixes various security issues as well as a number of bugs is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red...

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:

https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

149273 - CAN-2005-0472 Gaim DoS issues (CAN-2005-0473) 149533 - CAN-2005-0208 Gaim HTML parsing DoS

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64: 83c88870e4f7768d31d4d49080cd7ee7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm

ppc: ed065290789b7c1b853b48190196e489 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ppc.rpm

s390: 661cb60fd773860efd3b650ef71dbbdc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.s390.rpm

s390x: 37328ca4a27e3c723728b52250b55ecc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64: 83c88870e4f7768d31d4d49080cd7ee7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS: 9f1bfa6ce7406bbbc0a30cd04cb073d4 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386: 218ff6d08503544284b364936d3e0190 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64: 83c88870e4f7768d31d4d49080cd7ee7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 07d199a6d844c82d24ecdbdfa5e1b261 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm

i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm

ia64: ab04967c0d74ff2bf06357e4f28d8926 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ia64.rpm

ppc: ab7f56bd3e2dcc698bdd7891c1d2e7b7 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ppc.rpm

s390: fe5232ce6fe076d36be9661456bc8adc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.s390.rpm

s390x: f9bcc40e04a4292946438d39d52b01fc gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.s390x.rpm

x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm

i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm

x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm

i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm

ia64: ab04967c0d74ff2bf06357e4f28d8926 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS: cf278d34f8506f58787cb3b98902598e gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.src.rpm

i386: 2094ebb0841241f3e1e93746eb9f866f gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.i386.rpm

ia64: ab04967c0d74ff2bf06357e4f28d8926 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 01bf8fe852d882f007be5e7dc0da9326 gaim-1.1.4-1.EL4.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS issue Red Hat Enterprise security impact important update gaim client

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-CAN-2005-0208 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-CAN-2005-0472 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-CAN-2005-0473

Package List


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:215-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:215.html
Issue date: 2005-03-10
Updated on: 2005-03-10
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS issue Red Hat Enterprise security impact important update gaim client

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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