Mandrake alert: Updated hylafax packages fix remote root vulnerability

Posted by dave on Nov 10, 2003 11:13 PM EDT
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During a code review of the hfaxd server, part of the hylafax package, the SuSE Security Team discovered a format bug condition that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as the root user. Updated packages have been patched to correct the problem.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory _______________________________________________________________________

Package name: hylafax Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:105 Date: November 11th, 2003

Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1 ______________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

During a code review of the hfaxd server, part of the hylafax package, the SuSE Security Team discovered a format bug condition that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as the root user. Updated packages have been patched to correct the problem. _______________________________________________________________________

References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0886 ______________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages: Corporate Server 2.1: 5276f1258c15247e1349b25b74e04bce corporate/2.1/RPMS/hylafax-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm df41ac36f154bc7b5b4c999bb1d77cfd corporate/2.1/RPMS/hylafax-client-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm 27d38e72f4f9c0536078e9739d8aa525 corporate/2.1/RPMS/hylafax-server-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm b5a196bafef616b480aee94ced1cfeca corporate/2.1/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm e735316dd89d83679273583117eafefc corporate/2.1/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-devel-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm a417945a8f4c88d216060e53484e1342 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/hylafax-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64: 8e2d216e6e706570416d7713a8a5d5b9 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/hylafax-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm 9a4733e46d35cc1889c0ed5f7db5d0d5 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/hylafax-client-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm da70df4e2cf2c95edc7a926cf62c5934 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/hylafax-server-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm 7c63ef78fab0c214134a899bb6b01165 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm ea47f2c922153e969177569c81a88fe3 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-devel-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm a417945a8f4c88d216060e53484e1342 x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/hylafax-4.1.3-5.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0: 6d801bc4ac6bd340b182108a922968ad 9.0/RPMS/hylafax-4.1.3-5.1.90mdk.i586.rpm 9ccbba7f9fe20e0e3c6151229cca6199 9.0/RPMS/hylafax-client-4.1.3-5.1.90mdk.i586.rpm 60fb31c8a0275475e09be002dfd86285 9.0/RPMS/hylafax-server-4.1.3-5.1.90mdk.i586.rpm 2a3608cf7a7743d6164c575b9dadb8b8 9.0/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-4.1.3-5.1.90mdk.i586.rpm d7dc0df22dc192903e190c27c094e81d 9.0/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-devel-4.1.3-5.1.90mdk.i586.rpm f1b9526f6a51738dc4fa2d6927dc6c8f 9.0/SRPMS/hylafax-4.1.3-5.1.90mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1: 780b008e39507fba91211231fa82da28 9.1/RPMS/hylafax-4.1.5-1.1.91mdk.i586.rpm 4c911ae821a6937a8405a848564f98b2 9.1/RPMS/hylafax-client-4.1.5-1.1.91mdk.i586.rpm 79e1de48e2be5aa3cd3f0223a7dbb4ce 9.1/RPMS/hylafax-server-4.1.5-1.1.91mdk.i586.rpm adc0f78e0202b6d520658c11fb090fdd 9.1/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-4.1.5-1.1.91mdk.i586.rpm 4f93697bd00bfcd16b7e9e866a7a1ca2 9.1/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-devel-4.1.5-1.1.91mdk.i586.rpm 168bb1b208ca168728ce5890d6bc9148 9.1/SRPMS/hylafax-4.1.5-1.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2: 1a834e39a54a3d047f456fb975ceecd3 9.2/RPMS/hylafax-4.1.6-3.1.92mdk.i586.rpm a7e0549c31d187995b2a2d4e08a80c79 9.2/RPMS/hylafax-client-4.1.6-3.1.92mdk.i586.rpm adbaa2999118bcef1454d1cc9741f70c 9.2/RPMS/hylafax-server-4.1.6-3.1.92mdk.i586.rpm 652f6452f70c6c64ad50afe9ce0ffb86 9.2/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-4.1.6-3.1.92mdk.i586.rpm 63b11bab4396db5e955e5fcd7787398a 9.2/RPMS/libhylafax4.1.1-devel-4.1.6-3.1.92mdk.i586.rpm 4355fa8ef700fb2284d636fe02a762a4 9.2/SRPMS/hylafax-4.1.6-3.1.92mdk.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver http://www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

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