[FLSA-2005:123013] Updated xchat package fixes security issue

From: Marc Deslauriers (marcdeslauriers_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 11/15/05

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    Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:56:03 -0500
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                   Fedora Legacy Update Advisory

    Synopsis: Updated xchat package fixes security issue
    Advisory ID: FLSA:123013
    Issue date: 2005-11-14
    Product: Fedora Core
    Keywords: Bugfix
    CVE Names: CVE-2004-0409
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    1. Topic:

    An updated xchat package that fixes a security bug is now available.

    X-Chat is a graphical IRC chat client for the X Window System.

    2. Relevant releases/architectures:

    Fedora Core 1 - i386
    Fedora Core 2 - i386

    3. Problem description:

    A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the X-Chat's Socks-5 proxy
    code. An attacker could create a malicious Socks-5 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 CVE-2004-0409 to this
    issue.

    Users of X-Chat should upgrade to this updated package which contains a
    backported security patch and is not vulnerable to 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 yum and apt. Many
    people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue:

    yum update

    or to use apt:

    apt-get update; apt-get upgrade

    This will start an interactive process that will result in the
    appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you
    have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content.
    Please visit http://www.fedoralegacy.org/docs for directions on how to
    configure yum and apt-get.

    5. Bug IDs fixed:

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=123013

    6. RPMs required:

    Fedora Core 1:

    SRPM:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/SRPMS/xchat-2.0.7-1.FC1.1.legacy.src.rpm

    i386:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/i386/xchat-2.0.7-1.FC1.1.legacy.i386.rpm

    Fedora Core 2:

    SRPM:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/2/updates/SRPMS/xchat-2.0.7-5.1.legacy.src.rpm

    i386:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/2/updates/i386/xchat-2.0.7-5.1.legacy.i386.rpm

    7. Verification:

    SHA1 sum Package Name
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    949871bada73a7e47b412e04b296fb8e661a6889
    fedora/1/updates/i386/xchat-2.0.7-1.FC1.1.legacy.i386.rpm
    e9defab76a100c3c066b85a9fa83ebcd1527ce71
    fedora/1/updates/SRPMS/xchat-2.0.7-1.FC1.1.legacy.src.rpm
    557e51ab8c91c4e824c132b4e58fc372ba6bf4c7
    fedora/2/updates/i386/xchat-2.0.7-5.1.legacy.i386.rpm
    4e856255dd724c8364556e792c162b1f0fbc29ea
    fedora/2/updates/SRPMS/xchat-2.0.7-5.1.legacy.src.rpm

    These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is
    available from http://www.fedoralegacy.org/about/security.php

    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 sha1sum with the following command:

        sha1sum <filename>

    8. References:

    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0409

    9. Contact:

    The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>. More
    project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org

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