Advisories, October 11, 2006

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 12, 2006

rPath Linux

rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0187-1
Published: 2006-10-10
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:

Indirect Deterministic Weakness

Updated Versions:

idle=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.4.1-20.7-1
python=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.4.1-20.7-1

References:

    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4980

    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-625

    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-702

Description:

Previous versions of the python package have two
weaknesses that may trigger vulnerabilities in programs that use
python. Any program that uses repr() on arbitrary unchecked
user-supplied unicode strings was vulnerable to a Denial of Service
attack and may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation or
unauthorized access attack, depending on the context in which it is
used. Additionally, some programs that use email.Utils may have
vulnerabilities which could have been exposed by a weakness in
parsing RFC
2231
headers in those previous versions.

Ubuntu


Ubuntu Security Notice USN-363-1 October 11, 2006
libmusicbrainz-2.0, libmusicbrainz-2.1 vulnerability
CVE-2006-4197


A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 5.04
Ubuntu 5.10
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.04:

libmusicbrainz2 2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1
libmusicbrainz4 2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 5.10:

libmusicbrainz2c2 2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1
libmusicbrainz4c2 2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libmusicbrainz4c2a 2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session
to effect the necessary changes.

Details follow:

Luigi Auriemma discovered multiple buffer overflows in
libmusicbrainz. When a user made queries to MusicBrainz servers, it
was possible for malicious servers, or man-in-the-middle systems
posing as servers, to send a crafted reply to the client request
and remotely gain access to the user’s system with the user’s
privileges.

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Updated packages for Ubuntu 5.04:

Source archives:

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz-2.0_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1.diff.gz

      Size/MD5: 168870
b39d7c7a1912a6e3619da89175ad8056
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz-2.0_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1.dsc

      Size/MD5: 773
ff16d05dd42cd50e801637eb9de65146
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz-2.0_2.0.2.orig.tar.gz

      Size/MD5: 583123
28226090a5bf5bc844634e1d4faf6334
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1.diff.gz

      Size/MD5: 4538
2ddbf3ddd61228d37f4d3f240085ae31
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1.dsc

      Size/MD5: 665
0735e7ca6fc54820abdd6811c64f116c
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.1.orig.tar.gz

      Size/MD5: 528162
4f753d93a85cf413e00f1394b8cbd269

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 151662
11a3cc0c08f3b603589016fcf74183cd
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 106520
8551ca098d9d24759805d7e4ef817600
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 116038
7f005799f60ce18c4174e06266330094
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 80294
b93244958f39ebd190726ce07071c616
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 4968
efc242400b66eb329a7c35d00f75b6bd
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

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      Size/MD5: 23832
473051ed63ea5e977f3c96657bd69d7e
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 23832
e9ea4ed17012d0a55955e6804005c700

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 144048
b3954219a2a25e12081bf701c9c7d262
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 107440
979e2695515ebff93ca8651f66c0b97d
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 109176
471c3ab6d33af47f641c70bdde8b7367
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 81894
4fcf7b5e1cbfb6b22114ba2da84aba8f
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 4966
3522899dea68ef3f32aab0af0487bf68
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 22534
82336abec98bfaf2ed8baa7ea354d7cf
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 22534
f10158279f2840c5d06c17eaee3e63cb

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 158040
51bdd73d1e8fb0b9c228b6d4bdfd010e
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 109394
2e132b1255942fbe39483d1a2aee94fc
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 119924
cb7ac6b85efc94c069f67169b456b62a
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4_2.1.1-3ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 82274
a3e711a3288ab7dd0ebd03e0da193ca5
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 4974
6ab5ccd52d78f91a7694bc109f4ffe23
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

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      Size/MD5: 24240
a388e8a87c30c69d3a4342ee5eee0725
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 24244
a05936e73dff9d55191c3fb24822174a

Updated packages for Ubuntu 5.10:

Source archives:

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz-2.0_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1.diff.gz

      Size/MD5: 168947
301e4cfa379ea66dba7ad75256f20889
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz-2.0_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1.dsc

      Size/MD5: 775
07607b028e9a30e78dacad8ba622ee2b
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz-2.0_2.0.2.orig.tar.gz

      Size/MD5: 583123
28226090a5bf5bc844634e1d4faf6334
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1.diff.gz

      Size/MD5: 4853
2cefa371c36bb82d865e931f8e0d4777
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1.dsc

      Size/MD5: 667
e92b8c31891b4c304a6e7eb08e107459
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.1.orig.tar.gz

      Size/MD5: 528162
4f753d93a85cf413e00f1394b8cbd269

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 192246
b4dfd9372f0883cc3bae32724ee96057
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2c2_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 120796
b78832f039c5b7b78d3b713c5698eef2
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 152844
f48f3b6462fc0b3255072a02238bc780
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 93126
5613b343111dc3b258659ff17d15a9ad
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 5016
8ca87e8500e99dbdee59130eb11541f7
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb

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      Size/MD5: 23874
1464ad12a7554aafbad3bce22409b610
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 23882
e03e5970e6bb965504c3729bdd57674c

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 169122
8acd0cd0cc8f1a6d611a115c8e04ca70
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2c2_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 113114
d57228b6da6623ebd35377d23218dbe7
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 132278
388dacaabf2aa2222ef7c08c9ed9b3af
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 86676
04f176ea8fa687f19591e8fcbf376d89
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 5014
6b920aa49b6d6b8d8c771122f1ac2b26
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 22084
f8415cb058689f4ff24fffaa680688fb
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 22082
6e516c82a755b72c59510ea34e02e4d9

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 180764
e03c7f8e114935a8fac7a33661c0b372
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2c2_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 117868
b0302b5f2558b3c616e591ad06ad57c8
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 142316
e321a117c60b47c03f5287ada70f118f
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 89666
98ebc39b9d19ed549d71af64aced626b
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 5018
18ab8ea4435f05279ce876067e5acb63
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_powerpc.deb

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      Size/MD5: 24152
0f5f0daef10ce86cf6fa396ea7c13ae6
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 24152
7145c52167a4a48178b0d5f67d8f5bd4

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2-dev_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 166434
98b9dd0c1202bca21bcdfd3e60b35677
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/libmusicbrainz2c2_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 109348
cec623045b25b16d6dd0eea7e13a1855
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 127836
ac1d658976791c435caa55c4348a204c
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2_2.1.1-3ubuntu3.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 82154
5f8a5e03173e84876aa4bf3f82792a23
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 5018
98a0dd92524409b675b0d83df6ccfc77
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.3-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 22030
4404e3655dd3bcf36faf50876f8d2626
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.0/python2.4-musicbrainz_2.0.2-10ubuntu2.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 22030
822c4fdc6d61210a6fa5521c79ba72c1

Updated packages for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:

Source archives:

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1.diff.gz

      Size/MD5: 124892
882c932b9256f64665b1d3235ef9478a
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1.dsc

      Size/MD5: 673
1c48d04024553e1465ba29b473805d94
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz-2.1_2.1.2.orig.tar.gz

      Size/MD5: 481243
fb0ee09c74381fe9403277854bbc5cef

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 124778
e56776aa602a8604cf9719b81cc4fd1b
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2a_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb

      Size/MD5: 89400
25409403b244c8d42e1d5870f2d4ffe0

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 113336
58e35258895c157e9e4041d364c8cd18
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2a_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5: 85798
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powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 126426
661e5a16c4584bc6b44acd2600be4f47
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2a_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5: 89094
82e2cf74de961de6749fcacca8fd5684

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4-dev_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 115240
6d83140bab78a81bc792e0c34f1a5f7a
    http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmusicbrainz-2.1/libmusicbrainz4c2a_2.1.2-2ubuntu3.1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5: 81790
8e9104c8d33b135fe87fb0770443258b

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