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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2002.024 -- RHSA-2002:003-10
New mutt packages available to fix security problem
18 January 2002
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: mutt
Vendor: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2
Red Hat Linux 7.0
Red Hat Linux 7.0J
Red Hat Linux 7.1
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Platform: Alpha
i386
IA-64
SPARC
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access Required: Remote
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Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: New mutt packages available to fix security problem
Advisory ID: RHSA-2002:003-10
Issue date: 2002-01-01
Updated on: 2002-01-07
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: mutt rfc822 overflow address parser
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
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1. Topic:
New mutt packages that fix an overflow in mutt's address parsing code are
available. It is recommended that all mutt users update to the fixed packages.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 6.2 - alpha, i386, sparc
Red Hat Linux 7.0 - alpha, i386, sparc
Red Hat Linux 7.0J - i386
Red Hat Linux 7.1 - alpha, i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux 7.2 - i386, ia64
3. Problem description:
An overflow exists in mutt's RFC822 address parser. A remote attacker
could send a carefully crafted email message which when read by mutt would
be able to overwrite arbitrary bytes in memory. The updated mutt-1.2.5.1
release fixes the problem. Thanks go to Joost Pol for discovering the
bug and the Mutt team for the fixed release.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CAN-2002-0001 to this issue.
4. 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.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 6.2:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/alpha/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.i386.rpm
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/sparc/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.sparc.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.0:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/alpha/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.i386.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.0J:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/ja/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7j.src.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/ja/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7j.i386.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.src.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/alpha/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.i386.rpm
ia64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/ia64/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.2:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.src.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.ia64.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
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cca23b087b2efdefedd27d795c191462 6.2/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.src.rpm
500d43f0a0a8824b7f7efb9d9164719f 6.2/en/os/alpha/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.alpha.rpm
42dd204b0b489c77c975bb3a505bb61f 6.2/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.i386.rpm
ad63e12192497d2612fcd9072a8626be 6.2/en/os/sparc/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.6.sparc.rpm
5ac1aa20c61d218d1d78fee0710cba76 7.0/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.src.rpm
8201079679b9449ce6490060d5e5f058 7.0/en/os/alpha/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.alpha.rpm
87a3636af559da83592467173334924e 7.0/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.i386.rpm
5c84d17c836ced2d7645edf3f7fe07a5 7.0/ja/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7j.src.rpm
53a3009e6a55caa4e6fc3d6a27a565df 7.0/ja/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7j.i386.rpm
5ac1aa20c61d218d1d78fee0710cba76 7.1/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.src.rpm
8201079679b9449ce6490060d5e5f058 7.1/en/os/alpha/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.alpha.rpm
87a3636af559da83592467173334924e 7.1/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.i386.rpm
52bbf257e8b74aa8dc8c4c05ec7deb26 7.1/en/os/ia64/mutt-1.2.5.1-0.7.ia64.rpm
9e793ac7230dd20785fb6c91866b1eac 7.2/en/os/SRPMS/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.src.rpm
d362ea15a13e305e1e9a360715c55fee 7.2/en/os/i386/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.i386.rpm
36c5fa78c85f20a8197580bdd443cb82 7.2/en/os/ia64/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.ia64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key
is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/pgpkey.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm --checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename>
8. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0001
http://www.mutt.org/announce/mutt-1.2.5.1-1.3.25.html
Copyright(c) 2000, 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
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