A htdig security update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: htdig security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:090-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-090.html
Issue date: 2005-02-15
Updated on: 2005-02-15
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2005-0085
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1. Summary:

Updated htdig packages that fix a security flaw are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64



3. Problem description:

The ht://Dig system is a Web search and indexing system for a small domain or intranet.

Michael Krax reported a cross-site scripting bug affecting htdig. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted URL which can cause a web browser to execute malicious script once visited. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2005-0085 to this issue.

Users of htdig should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch, and are not vulnerable to 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/):

144261 - CAN-2005-0085 XSS vulnerability in htdig 3.2.0b6
145649 - htdig packaging cleanups

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm
bb2c2485bc40ac6842dc81c17d63f0af htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm

i386:
3a92066c374c430a9e581b76b65358db htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm
f7af349ddce35eb4681a416ca0d24ad9 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
764d07486a1df065acf0e4b41145efea htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ia64.rpm
42f417c64c812c224cb061b09bf819d8 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
0b67dcc567f484da5a2100cbb4974b40 htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ppc.rpm
4c6cad4ee1320469cf8fb5916ccc2f0d htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
db34676305160bc30d1a47dd4e2a15cc htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.s390.rpm
103e9d013e58acb9888bf2894a22f0d8 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
e9afa0d245cf733c2c14c7815de4dc7e htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.s390x.rpm
5e93175510c2734e7bc15224bac7d9b7 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
1c00d64041cd9b2a2975222d1a6285a3 htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm
4e295161fb868cb875a3e581d680138c htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm
bb2c2485bc40ac6842dc81c17d63f0af htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm

i386:
3a92066c374c430a9e581b76b65358db htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm
f7af349ddce35eb4681a416ca0d24ad9 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
1c00d64041cd9b2a2975222d1a6285a3 htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm
4e295161fb868cb875a3e581d680138c htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm
bb2c2485bc40ac6842dc81c17d63f0af htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm

i386:
3a92066c374c430a9e581b76b65358db htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm
f7af349ddce35eb4681a416ca0d24ad9 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
764d07486a1df065acf0e4b41145efea htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ia64.rpm
42f417c64c812c224cb061b09bf819d8 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
1c00d64041cd9b2a2975222d1a6285a3 htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm
4e295161fb868cb875a3e581d680138c htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm
bb2c2485bc40ac6842dc81c17d63f0af htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.src.rpm

i386:
3a92066c374c430a9e581b76b65358db htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm
f7af349ddce35eb4681a416ca0d24ad9 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
764d07486a1df065acf0e4b41145efea htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ia64.rpm
42f417c64c812c224cb061b09bf819d8 htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
1c00d64041cd9b2a2975222d1a6285a3 htdig-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.rpm
4e295161fb868cb875a3e581d680138c htdig-web-3.2.0b6-3.40.1.x86_64.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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0085

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.