RedHat Security Advisory - New GtkHTML packages have been released that fix a vulnerability discovered by Alan Cox. The problem discovered allowed certain malformed messages to cause the Evolution mail component to crash due to a null pointer dereference in the GtkHTML library.
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Updated gtkhtml packages fix vulnerability
Advisory: RHSA-2003:264-11
Last updated on: 2003-09-09
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 7.3
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Red Hat Linux 9
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CAN-2003-0541
Details:
Updated gtkhtml packages that fix a null pointer dereference are now available.
GtkHTML is the HTML rendering widget used by the Evolution mail reader.
Versions of GtkHTML prior to 1.1.10 contain a bug when handling HTML
messages. Alan Cox discovered that certain malformed messages could cause
the Evolution mail component to crash due to a null pointer dereference in
the GtkHTML library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0541 to this issue.
Users of Evolution are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
contain GtkHTML version 1.1.10 correcting this issue.
Red Hat would like to thank the Ximian security team for investigating and
fixing this issue.
Updated packages:
Red Hat Linux 7.3
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SRPMS:
gtkhtml-1.0.2-1.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] ef522c1e68fbfe0f0ca30dd492f92c15
i386:
gtkhtml-1.0.2-1.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] fd859735eb447b91951f0437d70f80ba
gtkhtml-devel-1.0.2-1.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 23fb9ebaa16ce56fa654f0d4b07d4b33
Red Hat Linux 8.0
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SRPMS:
gtkhtml-1.0.4-3.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 23c388db561ce5501d71e830e54dff12
i386:
gtkhtml-1.0.4-3.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] fa96b2f741be2eef82b7e92320f8e446
gtkhtml-devel-1.0.4-3.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] 28cb3e1ae90ff3871c21bcf84e2f29e4
Red Hat Linux 9
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SRPMS:
gtkhtml-1.1.9-0.9.1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] d4b46f1f6c36d5209e6578ece270e3b6
i386:
gtkhtml-1.1.9-0.9.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] a392b6bcca7ae45fe60a2e493236eae4
gtkhtml-devel-1.1.9-0.9.1.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ] b8a1e111dd039723fb01dc1d983e9d73
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL Certificate
Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date client with an updated
certificate. The latest version of up2date is available from the Red Hat
FTP site and may also be downloaded directly from the RHN website:
https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0541