[Full-Disclosure] [RHSA-2004:006-01] Updated kdepim packages resolve security vulnerability

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Date: 01/14/04

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:06 -0500

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                       Red Hat Security Advisory

    Synopsis: Updated kdepim packages resolve security vulnerability
    Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:006-01
    Issue date: 2004-01-07
    Updated on: 2004-01-07
    Product: Red Hat Linux
    Keywords:
    Cross references:
    Obsoletes:
    CVE Names: CAN-2003-0988
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    1. Topic:

    Updated kdepim packages are now available that fix a local buffer overflow
    vulnerability.

    2. Relevant releases/architectures:

    Red Hat Linux 9 - i386

    3. Problem description:

    The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a graphical desktop for the X Window
    System. The KDE Personal Information Management (kdepim) suite helps you to
    organize your mail, tasks, appointments, and contacts.

    The KDE team found a buffer overflow in the file information reader of
    VCF files. An attacker could construct a VCF file so that when it was
    opened by a victim it would execute arbitrary commands. The Common
    Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
    CAN-2003-0988 to this issue.

    Users of kdepim are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
    contain a backported security patch that corrects this issue.

    4. Solution:

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
    relevant to your system have been applied.

    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 directory *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.

    If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
    Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
    up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
    up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
    downloaded directly from the RHN website:

    https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

    5. RPMs required:

    Red Hat Linux 9:

    SRPMS:
    ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/kdepim-3.1-6.src.rpm

    i386:
    ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kdepim-3.1-6.i386.rpm
    ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kdepim-devel-3.1-6.i386.rpm

    6. Verification:

    MD5 sum Package Name
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    321f8aba915e8008150a4c9b69b3e161 9/en/os/SRPMS/kdepim-3.1-6.src.rpm
    414e36538ebef58c63f9c5e4b299d35f 9/en/os/i386/kdepim-3.1-6.i386.rpm
    69e81163e29537f303fc294886ad8103 9/en/os/i386/kdepim-devel-3.1-6.i386.rpm

    These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is
    available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html

    You can verify each package with the following command:
        
        rpm --checksig -v <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:
        
        md5sum <filename>

    7. References:

    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040114-1.txt
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0988

    8. Contact:

    The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
    details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html

    Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.
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