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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2001.055 -- RHSA-2001:005-03
New micq packages are available
9 February 2001
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: micq
Vendor: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Powertools 6.0
Red Hat Powertools 6.1
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
Linux
Platform: Alpha
i386
Sparc
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
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Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: New micq packages are available
Advisory ID: RHSA-2001:005-03
Issue date: 2001-01-24
Updated on: 2001-01-24
Product: Red Hat Powertools
Keywords: buffer overflow
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
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1. Topic:
New micq packages are available which fix a buffer overflow vulnerability.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Powertools 6.0 - alpha, i386, sparc
Red Hat Powertools 6.1 - alpha, i386, sparc
Red Hat Powertools 6.2 - alpha, i386, sparc
Red Hat Powertools 7.0 - alpha, i386
3. Problem description:
A buffer overflow exists in the micq package, which allows arbitrary
commands to be executed. This update fixes the problem.
4. Solution:
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh <filenames>
where <filenames> is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directly *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. 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/bugzilla for more info):
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Powertools 6.0:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.0/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-1.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.0/alpha/micq-0.4.6-1.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.0/i386/micq-0.4.6-1.i386.rpm
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.0/sparc/micq-0.4.6-1.sparc.rpm
Red Hat Powertools 6.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.1/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-1.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.1/alpha/micq-0.4.6-1.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.1/i386/micq-0.4.6-1.i386.rpm
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.1/sparc/micq-0.4.6-1.sparc.rpm
Red Hat Powertools 6.2:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-1.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/alpha/micq-0.4.6-1.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/i386/micq-0.4.6-1.i386.rpm
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/sparc/micq-0.4.6-1.sparc.rpm
Red Hat Powertools 7.0:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/7.0/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-2.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/7.0/alpha/micq-0.4.6-2.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/7.0/i386/micq-0.4.6-2.i386.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
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3377d787fb7d8d37d7488493f558d961 6.0/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-1.src.rpm
5fa4df1afb1e397ac6617e0d76446e1a 6.0/alpha/micq-0.4.6-1.alpha.rpm
c963ccb56d15171741734f7a810abff2 6.0/i386/micq-0.4.6-1.i386.rpm
331a526910943a587e711781cae979bc 6.0/sparc/micq-0.4.6-1.sparc.rpm
3377d787fb7d8d37d7488493f558d961 6.1/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-1.src.rpm
5fa4df1afb1e397ac6617e0d76446e1a 6.1/alpha/micq-0.4.6-1.alpha.rpm
c963ccb56d15171741734f7a810abff2 6.1/i386/micq-0.4.6-1.i386.rpm
331a526910943a587e711781cae979bc 6.1/sparc/micq-0.4.6-1.sparc.rpm
3377d787fb7d8d37d7488493f558d961 6.2/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-1.src.rpm
5fa4df1afb1e397ac6617e0d76446e1a 6.2/alpha/micq-0.4.6-1.alpha.rpm
c963ccb56d15171741734f7a810abff2 6.2/i386/micq-0.4.6-1.i386.rpm
331a526910943a587e711781cae979bc 6.2/sparc/micq-0.4.6-1.sparc.rpm
c4dc138b56e3020cf4dff7c33d9364cd 7.0/SRPMS/micq-0.4.6-2.src.rpm
ff0d7d23c2a91bfde623586f3a10b226 7.0/alpha/micq-0.4.6-2.alpha.rpm
f3225579995fae731b7db74d7f8c3763 7.0/i386/micq-0.4.6-2.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key
is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm --checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename>
8. References:
Thanks to tHE rECIdjVO <recidjvo@pkcrew.org> for finding the vulnerability
and to Seva Gluschenko < gvs@rinet.ru > for reporting lit to Bugtraq.
Copyright(c) 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc.
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