RedHat: Moderate: cscope security update
Summary
cscope is a mature, ncurses-based, C source-code tree browsing tool.
Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in cscope. An attacker could
create a specially crafted source code file that could cause cscope to
crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when browsed with cscope.
(CVE-2004-2541, CVE-2009-0148)
All users of cscope are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported patches to fix these issues. All running instances of
cscope must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-2541 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0148 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
s390x:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
cscope-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
cscope-debuginfo-15.5-15.1.el5_3.1.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://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
An updated cscope package that fixes multiple security issues is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
490667 - CVE-2004-2541, CVE-2009-0148 cscope: multiple buffer overflows