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Mandrake update for gzip
Secunia Advisory: SA9047
Release Date: 2003-06-17
Popularity: 7,162 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
Mandrake Linux 8.x
Mandrake Linux 9.x
Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.x

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CVE reference:CVE-1999-1332
CVE-2003-0367


Description:
MandrakeSoft has issued updated packages for gzip. These fix two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.

For more information:
http://secunia.com/advisories/8990/

Solution:
Upgrade automatically using MandrakeUpdate or manually by downloading the updated packages from one of MandrakeSoft's FTP server mirrors:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php


Updated packages:

-- Corporate Server 2.1 --

3e7bff9e74dfacdb5708fdf60b8f18c6 corporate/2.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc corporate/2.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm


-- Mandrake Linux 8.2 --

e114d1ff62fe8456d945a11d91362855 8.2/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc 8.2/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm

PPC:
0d290a3f2a22396bcc5a6fc7c77aaeaa ppc/8.2/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.ppc.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc ppc/8.2/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm


-- Mandrake Linux 9.0 --

3e7bff9e74dfacdb5708fdf60b8f18c6 9.0/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc 9.0/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm


-- Mandrake Linux 9.1 --

fe732815834057c64e3c4e311ee9462d 9.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc 9.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm

PPC:
c4947b2e7a4de6f2e72c038e953a402f ppc/9.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.ppc.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc ppc/9.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm


-- Multi Network Firewall 8.2 --

e114d1ff62fe8456d945a11d91362855 mnf8.2/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
ddf940b835e0718d80840694b65067bc mnf8.2/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-11.2mdk.src.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:068


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