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INFORMATION BULLETIN
HP-UX VVOS NES Vulnerability
June 10, 1999 21:00 GMT Number J-046
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PROBLEM: Netscape Enterprise Server cannot correctly process some URL's.
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running:
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.02.00
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.03.00
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.03.01
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.03.50
DAMAGE: Web Server cannot correctly process some URLs.
SOLUTION: Apply available patches.
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VULNERABILITY Risk is medium. Hewlett-Packard recommends that the information
ASSESSMENT: in this advisory be acted upon as soon as possible.
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Document ID: HPSBUX9906-098
Date Loaded: 19990609
Title: Security Vulnerability in VVOS NES
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00098, 10 June 1999
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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: Netscape Enterprise Server cannot correctly process some URL's.
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running:
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.02.00
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.03.00
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.03.01
HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.03.50
DAMAGE: Web Server cannot correctly process some URLs.
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patches to correct the problem:
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.02.00 US/Canada
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.02.00 International:
PHCO_18615
PHSS_18620
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.03.00 US/Canada
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.03.00 International:
PHCO_18615
PHSS_18616
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.03.01 US/Canada
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.03.01 International:
PHCO_18615
PHSS_18612
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.03.50 US/Canada
HP-UX 10.24 with VirtualVault A.03.50 International
PHCO_18615
PHSS_18621
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.
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I.
A. Background
A recent bugtraq posting contained some inaccurate information
regarding Hewlett-Packard Company's VirtualVault Operating System.
This problem is not TGA nor TGP related; further, VVOS does not
have a B1 or B2 level of certification.
Under certain conditions, Netscape Enterprise Server (NES)
fails to properly process web requests. This activity has
been observed in the NES bundled with Praesidium VirtualVault
releases A.02.00, A.03.00, A.03.01 and A.03.50.
B. Fixing the problem
This problem can be completely eliminated by applying the
recommended patches mentioned above. It can be resolved
temporarily by commenting out or removing the "vault-auth-log"
AddLog line from the Netscape Enterprise Server's obj.conf file.
Upon patching the system, automatic reboot is performed. The
affected filesets are: VaultNES.NES-VAULT VaultTS.INES-COMMON.
C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins or access the HP Electronic Support Center, use your
browser to get to our ESC web page at:
http://us-support.external.hp.com (for non-European locations),
or http://europe-support.external.hp.com (for Europe)
Login with your user ID and password (or register for one).
Remember to save the User ID/password assigned to you.
Once you are in the Main Menu:
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins,
click on "Support Information Digests".
To -review Security bulletins already released-,
click on the "Search Technical Knowledge Database."
To -retrieve patches-, click on "Individual Patches" and select
appropriate release and locate with the patch identifier (ID).
To -browse the HP Security Bulletin Archive-, select the link at
the bottom of the page once in the "Support Information Digests".
To -view the Security Patch Matrix-, (updated daily) which
categorizes security patches by platform/OS release, and by
bulletin topic, go to the archive (above) and follow the links.
The security patch matrix is also available via anonymous ftp:
us-ffs.external.hp.com or ~ftp/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the security-alert
PGP key, available from your local key server, or by sending a
message with a -subject- (not body) of 'get key' (no quotes) to
security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this Bulletin to
Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet community) for the
purpose of alerting them to problems, if and only if, the Bulletin
is not edited or changed in any way, is attributed to HP, and
provided such reproduction and/or distribution is performed for
non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable
for any misuse of this information by any third party.
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[ End Hewlett-Packard Advisory ]
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge Hewlett-Packard for the information contained in this
bulletin.
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For additional information or assistance, please contact CIAC:
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