DESCRIPTION
Evolution[1] is the GNOME mailer, calendar, contact manager and
communications tool.
Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow[2] in the helper
application camel-lock-helper. A local attacker can cause the helper
to execute arbitrary code only with the current user privileges
privileges via a malicious POP server becose it is not setuid root
neither setgid mail.
For Conectiva Linux 10, Evolution is also having a major upgrade to
2.0.3, as requested by users.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Evolution users upgade their packages.
IMPORTANT: It is necessary to restart the application after the
upgrade in order to properly close the vulnerability.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : evolution
SUMMARY : Fix for Evolution vulnerability
DATE : 2005-02-16 13:31:00
ID : CLA-2005:925
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 9, 10
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DESCRIPTION
Evolution[1] is the GNOME mailer, calendar, contact manager and
communications tool.
Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow[2] in the helper
application camel-lock-helper. A local attacker can cause the helper
to execute arbitrary code only with the current user privileges
privileges via a malicious POP server becose it is not setuid root
neither setgid mail.
For Conectiva Linux 10, Evolution is also having a major upgrade to
2.0.3, as requested by users.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Evolution users upgade their packages.
IMPORTANT: It is necessary to restart the application after the
upgrade in order to properly close the vulnerability.
REFERENCES
1.http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_evolution
2.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0102
UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/evolution-2.0.3-75609U10_2c
l.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/evolution-data-server-1.0.3
-75533U10_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/evolution-webcal-2.0.0-6881
3U10_2cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/gal2-2.2.4-75544U10_1cl.src
.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/gnutls-1.0.20-68247U10_1cl.
src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/gtkhtml30-3.2.4-52911U10_1c
l.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/libgcrypt11-1.1.94-51305U10
_2cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/libgpg-error0-0.7-46598U10_
1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.2-75530U10_1cl.
src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/orbit2-2.12.0-75530U10_1cl.
src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/ximian-connector-2.0.3-7582
8U10_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgpg-error0-0.7-46598U10_1
cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgpg-error-devel-0.7-46598
U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgpg-error-devel-static-0.
7-46598U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgcrypt11-1.1.94-51305U10_
2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgcrypt-devel-1.1.94-51305
U10_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgcrypt-devel-static-1.1.9
4-51305U10_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgcrypt-doc-1.1.94-51305U1
0_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gnutls-1.0.20-68247U10_1cl.i
386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgnutls1-1.0.20-68247U10_1
cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gnutls-devel-1.0.20-68247U10
_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gnutls-devel-static-1.0.20-6
8247U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libsoup-2.2.2-75530U10_1cl.i
386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libsoup-devel-2.2.2-75530U10
_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libsoup-devel-static-2.2.2-7
5530U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/evolution-data-server-1.0.3-
75533U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/evolution-data-server-devel-
1.0.3-75533U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/orbit2-2.12.0-75530U10_1cl.i
386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/orbit2-devel-2.12.0-75530U10
_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/orbit2-devel-static-2.12.0-7
5530U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgal2.2-2.2.4-75544U10_1cl
.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gal2-devel-2.2.4-75544U10_1c
l.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gal2-devel-static-2.2.4-7554
4U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/libgtkhtml30-3.2.4-52911U10_
1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gtkhtml30-devel-3.2.4-52911U
10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/gtkhtml30-devel-static-3.2.4
-52911U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/evolution-webcal-2.0.0-68813
U10_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/evolution-2.0.3-75609U10_2cl
.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/evolution-devel-2.0.3-75609U
10_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/evolution-devel-static-2.0.3
-75609U10_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/ximian-connector-2.0.3-75828
U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/ximian-connector-devel-2.0.3
-75828U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/ximian-connector-devel-stati
c-2.0.3-75828U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/ximian-connector-doc-2.0.3-7
5828U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/evolution-1.2.2-28321U90_1cl
.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/evolution-1.2.2-28321U90_1cl.
i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/evolution-devel-1.2.2-28321U9
0_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/evolution-devel-static-1.2.2-
28321U90_1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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-
All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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http://www.conectiva.com
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