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Red Hat 5: RHSA-2007:0087-02 Critical: Ekiga Format Flaw

Updated ekiga packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: ekiga security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0087-02 Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0087.html Issue date: 2007-03-13 Updated on: 2007-03-14 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2007-0999 CVE-2007-1006 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary: Updated ekiga packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 3. Problem description: Ekiga is a tool to communicate with video and audio over the Internet. Format string flaws were found in the way Ekiga processes certain messages. If a user is running Ekiga, a remote attacker who can connect to Ekiga could trigger this flaw and potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. (CVE-2007-0999, CVE-2007-1006) Users of Ekiga should upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. 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 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 229262 - CVE-2007-0999 Ekiga format string flaw (CVE-2007-1006) 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise LinuxDesktop (v. 5 client): SRPMS: 8b8f08aca0e186151d75393b4f0d530f ekiga-2.0.2-7.0.2.src.rpm i386: 81bdab90f5d9f115409057e2802416a7 ekiga-2.0.2-7.0.2.i386.rpm bcc1c8be2530a366044d57306f84f189 ekiga-debuginfo-2.0.2-7.0.2.i386.rpm x86_64: a8f36138642f048f9622bfca2b3dbad2 ekiga-2.0.2-7.0.2.x86_64.rpm 4e0f2bb06b98810ef5a98978877010ab ekiga-debuginfo-2.0.2-7.0.2.x86_64.rpm RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server): SRPMS: 8b8f08aca0e186151d75393b4f0d530f ekiga-2.0.2-7.0.2.src.rpm i386: 81bdab90f5d9f115409057e2802416a7 ekiga-2.0.2-7.0.2.i386.rpm bcc1c8be2530a366044d57306f84f189 ekiga-debuginfo-2.0.2-7.0.2.i386.rpm x86_64: a8f36138642f048f9622bfca2b3dbad2 ekiga-2.0.2-7.0.2.x86_64.rpm 4e0f2bb06b98810ef5a98978877010ab ekiga-debuginfo-2.0.2-7.0.2.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 7. References: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1006 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. . Important announcement regarding ekiga in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, tackling serious security vulnerabilities and threats of remote execution.. Ekiga Update, Red Hat Security, Linux Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 14, 2007 •Critical Red Hat