Important: evolution-data-server security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2007:0510-2
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Important
Issued on:	2007-06-25
Last updated on:	2007-06-25
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20070510.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2007-3257

Details

Updated evolution-data-server package that fixes a security bug are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

The evolution-data-server package provides a unified backend for programs
that work with contacts, tasks, and calendar information.

A flaw was found in the way evolution-data-server processes certain IMAP
server messages. If a user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious
IMAP server it may be possible to execute arbitrary code as the user
running the evolution-data-server process. (CVE-2007-3257)

All users of evolution-data-server should upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch which resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`2e2bace8c0c9c0622af64a4ceb8af27b`

IA-32:
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`d24bdb9b5d66dc3cb51d9e4b9f931dfb`

x86_64:
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`d24bdb9b5d66dc3cb51d9e4b9f931dfb`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`164cd133011a5af940db7603f2d9f146`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`2e2bace8c0c9c0622af64a4ceb8af27b`

IA-32:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`991bac4eabba789bfc37d89558391ead`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`d24bdb9b5d66dc3cb51d9e4b9f931dfb`

IA-64:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`2683e2baf05824422332d72c227db789`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`3b4acca22457a8cfea16ba30afc764e5`

PPC:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`aedbfbb79c18a440f3936c03883cdddc`
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`4b5a705dc0bad79549bed26d037a55da`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`aa1ca7b529c5bcc7ae719d05486ee94b`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`4cfbff30d8e71c09051e9cf92331dbf0`

s390x:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`c58c5c1d201435a899db9556c21ad930`
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`707f634610f64c528c71a23faa68acb7`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`1b028eb91e931b18f460165275c36115`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`887ce4a8b8006771bace700d41a9f210`

x86_64:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`991bac4eabba789bfc37d89558391ead`
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`e4e5804b5502edae8ebc25a62eaa7d4b`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`d24bdb9b5d66dc3cb51d9e4b9f931dfb`
evolution-data-server-devel-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`164cd133011a5af940db7603f2d9f146`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`2e2bace8c0c9c0622af64a4ceb8af27b`

IA-32:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`991bac4eabba789bfc37d89558391ead`

x86_64:
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`991bac4eabba789bfc37d89558391ead`
evolution-data-server-1.8.0-15.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1259	`e4e5804b5502edae8ebc25a62eaa7d4b`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

244277 - CVE-2007-3257 evolution malicious server arbitrary code execution

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3257
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

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