RHSA-2007:0087 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated ekiga packages that fix security issues are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

Description

Ekiga is a tool to communicate with video and audio over the Internet.

Format string flaws were found in the way Ekiga processes certain messages.
If a user is running Ekiga, a remote attacker who can connect to Ekiga
could trigger this flaw and potentially execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user. (CVE-2007-0999, CVE-2007-1006)

Users of Ekiga 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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 229262 - CVE-2007-0999 Ekiga format string flaw (CVE-2007-1006)

CVEs

• CVE-2007-1006
• CVE-2007-0999

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical