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S-063: Cairo Security Update

[Red Hat RHSA-2007:1078-3]

December 3, 2007 14:00 GMT
[REVISED 14 Apr 2008]

PROBLEM: An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Cairo processes PNG images.
PLATFORM: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)
DAMAGE: It is possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running the application.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version.

VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT:
The risk is MEDIUM. It is possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running the application.

LINKS:  
  CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-063.shtml
  ORIGINAL BULLETIN: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1078.html
  ADDITIONAL LINK: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1542
  CVE: CVE-2007-5503

REVISION HISTORY:
	04/14/2008 - revised S-063 to add a link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-1542-1 
                 for Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable).
				 
				 
				 
				 
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Important: cairo security update

Advisory: RHSA-2007:1078-3
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: Important
Issued on: 2007-11-29
Last updated on: 2007-11-29
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-20071078.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2007-5503

Details

Updated Cairo packages that resolve a security issue 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.

Cairo is a vector graphics library designed to provide high-quality display
and print output.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Cairo processes PNG images.
If an application linked against Cairo processes a malicious PNG image, it
is possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running the application.
(CVE-2007-5503)

Users of Cairo are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to resolve 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)

IA-32:
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     e1a06df5b1e3e5f43f1d5c646f1bb258
 
x86_64:
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     e1a06df5b1e3e5f43f1d5c646f1bb258
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm     6b10f796d9594dc439eb6e4e984a659b
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.src.rpm     cbfeb076c6d2c87325cc8c20bffb0673
 
IA-32:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     58f31c9334847d100a28ad6606c9b636
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     e1a06df5b1e3e5f43f1d5c646f1bb258
 
IA-64:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     58f31c9334847d100a28ad6606c9b636
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ia64.rpm     60844055ceee625c95d7b94eae351948
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ia64.rpm     20d33a44a958bf53aada42c08761be8b
 
PPC:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ppc.rpm     e4b5250dba1bd0056e3deacd16a6dd65
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ppc64.rpm     579359058ecca388892e6a28f6ddefba
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ppc.rpm     8942d9ed93096e9f3f3f8d8703e40b7a
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ppc64.rpm     490be6cf85b9035f6170f553862ad5f2
 
s390x:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.s390.rpm     7fb5f3ca96b9407a294ac379cb654e16
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.s390x.rpm     5d5975bbf5ee037afa85d0304042bf10
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.s390.rpm     b94a16d274895163a7a0990392f722bb
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.s390x.rpm     9a395c63e51fc02d00ad1ca31280e407
 
x86_64:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     58f31c9334847d100a28ad6606c9b636
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm     463958973b4ba3ada3cff99a930db908
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     e1a06df5b1e3e5f43f1d5c646f1bb258
cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm     6b10f796d9594dc439eb6e4e984a659b
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.src.rpm     cbfeb076c6d2c87325cc8c20bffb0673
 
IA-32:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     58f31c9334847d100a28ad6606c9b636
 
x86_64:
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386.rpm     58f31c9334847d100a28ad6606c9b636
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm     463958973b4ba3ada3cff99a930db908
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

387431 - CVE-2007-5503 cairo integer overflow


References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5503
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important


These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from:
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at http://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/


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