Moderate: pwlib security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2007:0932-2
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Moderate
Issued on:	2007-10-08
Last updated on:	2007-10-08
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20070932.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2007-4897

Details

Updated pwlib packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

PWLib is a library used to support cross-platform applications.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the Ekiga teleconferencing application uses
PWLib.

A memory management flaw was discovered in PWLib. An attacker could use this
flaw to crash an application, such as Ekiga, which is linked with pwlib
(CVE-2007-4897).

Users should upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported
patch to correct 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:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.src.rpm	`12bf503921102722f4fd4a186dbfe33a`

IA-32:
pwlib-devel-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.i386.rpm	`a89f52f37a42bb2f99fd46624c13288d`

x86_64:
pwlib-devel-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm	`1b5db71a779c5dce18f44545403c6462`

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.src.rpm	`12bf503921102722f4fd4a186dbfe33a`

IA-32:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.i386.rpm	`817015505ca658d99a772f9767c9a68d`
pwlib-devel-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.i386.rpm	`a89f52f37a42bb2f99fd46624c13288d`

x86_64:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm	`0d60956bb433f4806818e508ca834634`
pwlib-devel-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm	`1b5db71a779c5dce18f44545403c6462`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.src.rpm	`12bf503921102722f4fd4a186dbfe33a`

IA-32:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.i386.rpm	`817015505ca658d99a772f9767c9a68d`

x86_64:
pwlib-1.10.1-7.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm	`0d60956bb433f4806818e508ca834634`

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

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

292831 - CVE-2007-4897 ekiga GetHostAddress remote DoS

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4897
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

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