Updated Pine packages are available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Updated Pine packages fix security vulnerability
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:015-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-015.html
Issue date: 2005-01-12
Updated on: 2005-01-12
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0297
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1. Summary:

An updated Pine package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 to fix a denial of service attack.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386



3. Problem description:

Pine is an email user agent.

The c-client IMAP client library, as used in Pine 4.44 contains an integer overflow and integer signedness flaw. An attacker could create a malicious IMAP server in such a way that it would cause Pine to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0297 to this issue.

Users of Pine are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

97342 - CAN-2003-0279 c-client imap client

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm

i386:
7e8793f0bf05f544dea50fde67af462d pine-4.44-20.i386.rpm

ia64:
68b149c040e66b19059dd9480d26ef2c pine-4.44-20.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm

ia64:
68b149c040e66b19059dd9480d26ef2c pine-4.44-20.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm

i386:
7e8793f0bf05f544dea50fde67af462d pine-4.44-20.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/pine-4.44-20.src.rpm
10365ce656dc56e679cd17d70c506820 pine-4.44-20.src.rpm

i386:
7e8793f0bf05f544dea50fde67af462d pine-4.44-20.i386.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105294024124163
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0297

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc.