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INFORMATION BULLETIN
HP-UX swinstall command in SD-UX Vulnerability
Update to HP Software Installation Programs in Bulletin H-19
July 15, 1997 23:00 GMT Number H-81
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PROBLEM: A vulnerability exists in the HP Software Distributor product,
SD-UX, in the swinstall command.
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800s running HP-UX releases 9.X and 10.X
DAMAGE: May allow local users unauthorized root access.
SOLUTION: Apply patches as needed:
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VULNERABILITY Exploit details involving this vulnerability have been made
ASSESSMENT: publicly available. All patches are available now. Hewlett
Packard recommends that this should be acted upon as soon as
possible.
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Document ID: HPSBUX9707-064
Date Loaded: 970715
Title: Security Vulnerability in swinstall command
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HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00064, 15 July 97
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The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible. Hewlett Packard will not be liable for any
consequences to any customer resulting from customer's failure to fully
implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as soon as possible.
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PROBLEM: Security Vulnerability in swinstall command
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800s running HP-UX releases 9.X and 10.X
DAMAGE: Allows local users unauthorized root access.
SOLUTION: Apply the following patches as needed:
PHCO_10652 for HP-UX release 10.00 and 10.01,
PHCO_10028 for HP-UX release 10.10,
PHCO_11004 for HP-UX release 10.20,
PHCO_11185 for HP-UX release 10.16,
PHCO_11183 for HP-UX release 10.24.
For SD OV (released on 9.X) PHCO_11162 9.0[04]
PHCO_11161 9.0[1357]
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.
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I.
A. Background
Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a defect in the Software
Distributor (SD) product, as documented in CERT Advisory CA-96.27.
The patches mentioned herein remove the need for the workaround
published in that advisory.
B. Fixing the problem
Before continuing the use of SD, the system administrator needs to
obtain and apply the patches mentioned above.
C. Recommended solution
The patch is a cumulative libc patch and and fully fixes a
vulnerability discovered in the utility.
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Hewlett Packard for the
information contained in this bulletin.
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