Redhat Security Update Fixes gedit Format String Vulnerability

[Brad]

* Technical Description *

Redhat has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in gedit. This flaw is due to a format string error when opening files with filenames containing format specifiers, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the gedit user. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-0720

 * Affected Products *

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

 * Solution *

Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages :
http://rhn.redhat.com/

 * References *

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/0755
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-499.html