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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0033 -- RHSA-2005:015-01
Updated Pine packages fix security vulnerability
13 January 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Pine
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 2.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
Linux variants
UNIX variants
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0297 CAN-2003-0279
Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-015.html
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated Pine packages fix security vulnerability
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:015-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-015.html
Issue date: 2005-01-12
Updated on: 2005-01-12
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0297
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1. Summary:
An updated Pine package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
to fix a denial of service attack.
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
3. Problem description:
Pine is an email user agent.
The c-client IMAP client library, as used in Pine 4.44 contains an integer
overflow and integer signedness flaw. An attacker could create a malicious
IMAP server in such a way that it would cause Pine to crash. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CAN-2003-0297 to this issue.
Users of Pine are advised to upgrade to these erratum 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. 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:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
97342 - CAN-2003-0279 c-client imap client
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
i386:
7e8793f0bf05f544dea50fde67af462d pine-4.44-20.i386.rpm
ia64:
68b149c040e66b19059dd9480d26ef2c pine-4.44-20.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
ia64:
68b149c040e66b19059dd9480d26ef2c pine-4.44-20.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
i386:
7e8793f0bf05f544dea50fde67af462d pine-4.44-20.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
i386:
7e8793f0bf05f544dea50fde67af462d pine-4.44-20.i386.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
7. References:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105294024124163
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0297
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc.
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