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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: cairo security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:1078-02
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1078.html
Issue date: 2007-11-29
Updated on: 2007-11-29
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CVE-2007-5503
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1. Summary:
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.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
3. Problem description:
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.
4. 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
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
Important: cairo security update
