Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:49:00 -0500
From: bugzilla@REDHAT.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: [RHSA-2001:022-03] Updated licq packages fixing security
problems available
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated licq packages fixing security problems available
Advisory ID: RHSA-2001:022-03
Issue date: 2001-02-28
Updated on: 2001-03-21
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: licq buffer overrun system() system
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
1. Topic:
Updated Red Hat Linux 7 packages fixing two security problems in
licq are available.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 7.0 – alpha, i386
3. Problem description:
licq as shipped with Red Hat Linux 7 is vulnerable to two
security problems: An overrunnable buffer in its logging code, and
an unguarded system() call to execute an external browser when
receiving an URL.
4. Solution:
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 directly *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. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 7.0:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/SRPMS/licq-1.0.2-2.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/alpha/licq-1.0.2-2.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/i386/licq-1.0.2-2.i386.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
ec5c4980d4d5355549d546d57ca22b94 7.0/SRPMS/licq-1.0.2-2.src.rpm 1db692b7becd9102d617b57153a9b9e9 7.0/alpha/licq-1.0.2-2.alpha.rpm 6a82d8024e0b8922a2ce846b6cba61dc 7.0/i386/licq-1.0.2-2.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig <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:
rpm –checksig –nogpg <filename>
8. References:
Copyright(c) 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc.