[Full-Disclosure] [RHSA-2004:173-00] Updated mc packages resolve several vulnerabilities

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Date: 04/30/04

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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:31 -0400

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                       Red Hat Security Advisory

    Synopsis: Updated mc packages resolve several vulnerabilities
    Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:173-00
    Issue date: 2004-04-30
    Updated on: 2004-04-30
    Product: Red Hat Linux
    Keywords: mc buffer overflow format string temporary file
    Cross references:
    Obsoletes:
    CVE Names: CAN-2004-0226 CAN-2004-0231 CAN-2004-0232
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    1. Topic:

    Updated mc packages that resolve several buffer overflow vulnerabilities,
    one format string vulnerability and several temporary file creation
    vulnerabilities are now available.

    2. Relevant releases/architectures:

    Red Hat Linux 9 - i386

    3. Problem description:

    Midnight Commander (mc) is a visual shell much like a file manager.

    Several buffer overflows, several temporary file creation vulnerabilities,
    and one format string vulnerability have been discovered in Midnight
    Commander. These vulnerabilities were discovered mostly by Andrew V.
    Samoilov and Pavel Roskin. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
    project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2004-0226,
    CAN-2004-0231, and CAN-2004-0232 to these issues.

    Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

    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.

    5. RPMs required:

    Red Hat Linux 9:

    SRPMS:
    ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-14.9.src.rpm

    i386:
    ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/mc-4.6.0-14.9.i386.rpm

    6. Verification:

    MD5 sum Package Name
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    74f1b62a975a9aff2e2908ed6a4b9d6b 9/en/os/SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-14.9.src.rpm
    4e7342c54c489005f8e2775bf8929be0 9/en/os/i386/mc-4.6.0-14.9.i386.rpm

    These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is
    available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key.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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0226
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0231
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0232

    8. Contact:

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

    Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
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