[RHSA-2008:0269-01] Critical: redhat-ds-base security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: redhat-ds-base security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:0269-01
Product:           Red Hat Directory Server
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html
Issue date:        2008-05-09
CVE Names:         CVE-2008-1677 
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1. Summary:

An updated redhat-ds-base package that fixes a security issue is now
available for Red Hat Directory Server 8.0.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for AS v. 4) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for ES v. 4) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for RHEL 5 Server) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Red Hat Directory Server is an LDAPv3 compliant server. The redhat-ds-base
package includes the LDAP server and command line utilities for server
administration.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Red Hat Directory Server 8.0
regular expression handler. An unauthenticated attacker could construct a
malicious LDAP query that could cause the LDAP server to crash, or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-1677)

All users of Red Hat Directory Server should upgrade to this updated
package, which resolves this issue.

4. Solution:

Users running Red Hat Directory Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux:

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

Users running Red Hat Directory Server on Sun Solaris:

An updated Solaris packages in .pkg format are available in the Red Hat
Directory Server 8.0 Solaris channel on the Red Hat Network. This packages
should be installed/upgraded using Solaris native package management tools.

See also Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Installation Guide for installation
instructions:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/install/8.0/

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

444712 - CVE-2008-1677 Directory Server: insufficient buffer size for search patterns

6. Package List:

Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for AS v. 4):

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/RHDirServ/SRPMS/redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.src.rpm

i386:
redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.i386.rpm
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.i386.rpm
redhat-ds-base-devel-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.i386.rpm

x86_64:
redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.x86_64.rpm
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.x86_64.rpm
redhat-ds-base-devel-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for ES v. 4):

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/RHDirServ/SRPMS/redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.src.rpm

i386:
redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.i386.rpm
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.i386.rpm
redhat-ds-base-devel-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.i386.rpm

x86_64:
redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.x86_64.rpm
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.x86_64.rpm
redhat-ds-base-devel-8.0.3-16.el4dsrv.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for RHEL 5 Server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/RHDirServ/SRPMS/redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.src.rpm

i386:
redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.i386.rpm
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.i386.rpm
redhat-ds-base-devel-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.i386.rpm

x86_64:
redhat-ds-base-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.x86_64.rpm
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.x86_64.rpm
redhat-ds-base-devel-8.0.3-16.el5dsrv.x86_64.rpm

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

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1677
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert at redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
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