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Red Hat: RHSA-2004:585-01 Critical: XChat Buffer Overflow Threat

An updated xchat package that fixes a stack buffer overflow in the SOCKSv5 proxy code.. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated xchat package fixes SOCKSv5 proxy security issue Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:585-01 Issue date: 2004-10-27 Updated on: 2004-10-27 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Keywords: X-Chat CVE Names: CAN-2004-0409 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated xchat package that fixes a stack buffer overflow in the SOCKSv5 proxy code. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 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 3. Problem description: X-Chat is a graphical IRC chat client for the X Window System. A stack buffer overflow has been fixed in the SOCKSv5 proxy code. An attacker could create a malicious SOCKSv5 proxy server in such a way that X-Chat would execute arbitrary code if a victim configured X-Chat to use the proxy. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0409 to this issue. Users of X-Chat should upgrade to this erratum package, which contains a backported security patch, and is not vulnerable to this issue. 4. 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 tothe 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/ for more info): 135238 - CAN-2004-0409 XChat buffer overflow in socks5 proxy 121333 - CAN-2004-0409 XChat buffer overflow in socks5 proxy 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: 6d5775b3f8aad029c4d793850ad886d7 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.src.rpm i386: 903f03b6faffb88f391484b448c3f637 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.i386.rpm ia64: 39a974df6da586d236283bff42e6bb3e xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: 6d5775b3f8aad029c4d793850ad886d7 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.src.rpm ia64: 39a974df6da586d236283bff42e6bb3e xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: 6d5775b3f8aad029c4d793850ad886d7 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.src.rpm i386: 903f03b6faffb88f391484b448c3f637 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: 6d5775b3f8aad029c4d793850ad886d7 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.src.rpm i386: 903f03b6faffb88f391484b448c3f637 xchat-1.8.9-1.21as.2.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: 24dcd2f613f5d14c1f091cdfc1fdd6ca xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.src.rpm i386: 431bffb1410d138f3fc7ddf98668654a xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.i386.rpm ia64: ad3c4335eacf54f0d1841e07d0168a49 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.ia64.rpm ppc: fd3713f4b7d731c451b7d787857c1a74 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.ppc.rpm s390: 696feca825d882bd23a594c6016e3fd6 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.s390.rpm s390x: a6f0191edb52adea9f3ae8dfd9de217c xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.s390x.rpm x86_64: 7398eacb0210d9b66f16c07b389dd173 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: SRPMS: 24dcd2f613f5d14c1f091cdfc1fdd6ca xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.src.rpm i386: 431bffb1410d138f3fc7ddf98668654a xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.i386.rpm x86_64: 7398eacb0210d9b66f16c07b389dd173 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: 24dcd2f613f5d14c1f091cdfc1fdd6ca xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.src.rpm i386: 431bffb1410d138f3fc7ddf98668654a xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.i386.rpm ia64: ad3c4335eacf54f0d1841e07d0168a49 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.ia64.rpm x86_64: 7398eacb0210d9b66f16c07b389dd173 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: 24dcd2f613f5d14c1f091cdfc1fdd6ca xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.src.rpm i386: 431bffb1410d138f3fc7ddf98668654a xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.i386.rpm ia64: ad3c4335eacf54f0d1841e07d0168a49 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.ia64.rpm x86_64: 7398eacb0210d9b66f16c07b389dd173 xchat-2.0.4-4.EL.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 7. References: CVE -CVE-2004-0409 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc. . Canonical releases a security bulletin featuring an update for the pidgin package aimed at addressing a critical vulnerability related to an XML parsing buffer overflow flaw.. X-Chat Fix, Red Hat Advisory, SOCKSv5 Security, Buffer Overflow, System Update. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 27, 2004 Red Hat