Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070932
Revision Date:2007-10-08Version:635
Title:RHSA-2007:0932: pwlib security update (Moderate)
Description:PWLib is a library used to support cross-platform applications.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the Ekiga teleconferencing application uses PWLib.

A memory management flaw was discovered in PWLib. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application, such as Ekiga, which is linked with pwlib (CVE-2007-4897).

Users should upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2007-4897
RHSA-2007:0932
RHSA-2007:0932-01
RHSA-2007:0932-01
Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND
  • pwlib is earlier than 0:1.10.1-7.0.1.el5
  • AND pwlib is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • pwlib-devel is earlier than 0:1.10.1-7.0.1.el5
  • AND pwlib-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK