spamassassin security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2004:451-05
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Important
Issued on:	2004-09-30
Last updated on:	2004-09-30
Affected Products:	Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2004-0796

Details

An updated spamassassin package that fixes a denial of service bug when
parsing malformed messages is now available.

SpamAssassin provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (SPAM)
from incoming email.

A denial of service bug has been found in SpamAssassin versions below 2.64.
A malicious attacker could construct a message in such a way that would
cause spamassassin to stop responding, potentially preventing the delivery
or filtering of email. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0796 to this issue.

Users of SpamAssassin should update to these updated packages which contain
a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.

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/

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`

IA-32:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: 52dea7b072ab36c717be6fe70e8b72da`

x86_64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a49500110469d36992245f63ca0ba7ec`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`

IA-32:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: 52dea7b072ab36c717be6fe70e8b72da`

IA-64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a53253a30f1eac9bfa99cf48864fbea0`

PPC:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: f14d7231b8eeb09f44e6a7526d4dba4f`

s390:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a7fb9f360bffaa24ecd5da9b3406ba1a`

s390x:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: d259c8305d3661fe8137badccd4dee8c`

x86_64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a49500110469d36992245f63ca0ba7ec`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`

IA-32:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: 52dea7b072ab36c717be6fe70e8b72da`

IA-64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a53253a30f1eac9bfa99cf48864fbea0`

x86_64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a49500110469d36992245f63ca0ba7ec`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: dc61064510ef1814b033366f15838f7d`

IA-32:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: 52dea7b072ab36c717be6fe70e8b72da`

IA-64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a53253a30f1eac9bfa99cf48864fbea0`

x86_64:
spamassassin-2.55-3.2.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2004:598	`MD5: a49500110469d36992245f63ca0ba7ec`

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

129337 - CAN-2004-0796 DOS attack open to certain malformed messages

References

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2004-0796.html

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