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INFORMATION BULLETIN
HP-UX vacation Security Vulnerability
December 3, 1998 23:00 GMT Number J-017
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PROBLEM: Hewlett-Packard has identified a vulnerability in the vacation
program. The program erroneously passes parameters to sendmail.
PLATFORM: HP 9000 series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 9.x, 10.x, and
11.0.
DAMAGE: Remote users could modify system files.
SOLUTION: Install patches listed below.
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VULNERABILITY Risk is high. Hewlett-Packard does recommend installation of
ASSESSMENT: patches as soon as possible.
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[ Revised December 3, 1998 with additional patch information ]
[ Start Hewlett-Packard Advisory ]
Document ID: HPSBUX9811-087
Date Loaded: 19981130
Title: Security Vulnerability with vacation
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**REVISED 01**
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00087, 16 November 1998
Last Revised: 30 November 1998
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The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible. Hewlett-Packard Company 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: The vacation program erroneously passes parameters to sendmail.
PLATFORM: HP 9000 series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 9.X, 10.X
and 11.0.
DAMAGE: Remote users could modify system files.
SOLUTION: **REVISED 01**
Install the patches listed below.
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.
CHANGE SUMMARY: This revision includes HP-UX 10.24 patches.
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I.
A. Background
The vacation program shipped with HP-UX in /usr/bin/vacation
suffers from a fault in that it misunderstands it's inputs and
invokes sendmail with the wrong parameters. Both sendmail 5.65
and 8.7.6 are vulnerable to this malady. Also the vacation
program ignores a TO: header when the "O" is upper case.
B. Fixing the problem
**REVISED 01**
Install the applicable patch:
HP-UX revision 11.X for HP9000 Series 7/800: PHNE_16295
---->>>HP-UX revision 10.24 for HP9000 Series 7/800: PHNE_16955
HP-UX revision 10.20 for HP9000 Series 7/800: PHNE_14042
HP-UX revision 10.0X-10 for HP9000 Series 7/800: PHNE_16726
HP-UX revision 9.X for HP9000 Series 7/800: PHNE_16725
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[ End Hewlett-Packard Advisory ]
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Hewlett-Packard or the
information contained in this bulletin.
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