Mandrake alert: Updated vnc packages fix cookie vulnerability

Posted by dave on Feb 24, 2003 2:55 PM EDT
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A vulnerability was discovered in the VNC server script that generates an X cookie, used by X authentication. The script generated a cookie that was not strong enough and allow an attacker to more easily guess the authentication cookie, thus obtaining unauthorized access to the VNC server.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: vnc Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:022 Date: February 24th, 2003

Affected versions: 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

A vulnerability was discovered in the VNC server script that generates an X cookie, used by X authentication. The script generated a cookie that was not strong enough and allow an attacker to more easily guess the authentication cookie, thus obtaining unauthorized access to the VNC server. ________________________________________________________________________

References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1336 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1511 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=102753170201524 ________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages: Linux-Mandrake 7.2: 3146c4c6f64e384c33a9aff0eeb5d819 7.2/RPMS/vnc-3.3.3-8.4mdk.i586.rpm 826b6681f74eea28f844efbf08067117 7.2/RPMS/vnc-SVGALIB-3.3.3-8.4mdk.i586.rpm fee03f7e22977810ea4f018b561ede78 7.2/RPMS/vnc-doc-3.3.3-8.4mdk.i586.rpm f099ce837a6838a17d321ba3f1543d54 7.2/RPMS/vnc-java-3.3.3-8.4mdk.i586.rpm a4aeb3e5a50688b5dee76716528703e1 7.2/RPMS/vnc-server-3.3.3-8.4mdk.i586.rpm 01c9676892a4c7f724c80a7f36cc9d96 7.2/SRPMS/vnc-3.3.3-8.4mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0: a1e0d6fba2678688b695e76f501c656d 8.0/RPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm 61c63cf9ebc8bd6deabeb5c2d7a56903 8.0/RPMS/vnc-doc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm 87748c719607d908bbfa0021e898b6ba 8.0/RPMS/vnc-server-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm a697960631f10567977554f368ed57aa 8.0/SRPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0/PPC: b9da27a8401ca2278c1b2fe10ef77f51 ppc/8.0/RPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.ppc.rpm 6c24c434f74d1d6f51eb27acfcf6fef5 ppc/8.0/RPMS/vnc-doc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.ppc.rpm 9b3a85dc77b6f146669f567e1c2e3d61 ppc/8.0/RPMS/vnc-server-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.ppc.rpm a697960631f10567977554f368ed57aa ppc/8.0/SRPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: 37db17f12f368152cac0db078a6fcf63 8.1/RPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm 07e4998f3e4e57d80330afa1f5579fee 8.1/RPMS/vnc-doc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm 1ff141c77d1e6439b43f9c203b5d9bc3 8.1/RPMS/vnc-server-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm a697960631f10567977554f368ed57aa 8.1/SRPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2: fcaaa5381979c8a73194adc274d00b23 8.2/RPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm 1317fa06ad1a64e0ebe951a8c44e0daf 8.2/RPMS/vnc-doc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm dbaceafa1acc5cbb708800938a13c37d 8.2/RPMS/vnc-server-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.i586.rpm a697960631f10567977554f368ed57aa 8.2/SRPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC: 679f88500ff0452d1ef3fa98cd7ca837 ppc/8.2/RPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.ppc.rpm 73ab0495076b2603ad18075d4f95ea6e ppc/8.2/RPMS/vnc-doc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.ppc.rpm 62bfabb7b446495a0062e644507f1c72 ppc/8.2/RPMS/vnc-server-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.ppc.rpm a697960631f10567977554f368ed57aa ppc/8.2/SRPMS/vnc-3.3.3r2-9.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0: a9f223e4a2515a02801f00a5ecaaa792 9.0/RPMS/tightvnc-1.2.5-2.3mdk.i586.rpm 5a62077d52ccb402a73779712337413b 9.0/RPMS/tightvnc-doc-1.2.5-2.3mdk.i586.rpm 6256fa31a62c35b5b2684ae0f43810fd 9.0/RPMS/tightvnc-server-1.2.5-2.3mdk.i586.rpm 334a42a6597253d6facdc09dcddd21b7 9.0/SRPMS/tightvnc-1.2.5-2.3mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information): ________________________________________________________________________

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

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm". A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

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

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:

rpm --checksig <filename>

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

https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

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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