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INFORMATION BULLETIN
HP Open View Event Correlation Services Vulnerability
[Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin #0158]
July 10, 2001 22:00 GMT Number L-110
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PROBLEM: A vulnerability in HP Open View Net Node Manager's Event
Correlation Service daemon ecsd
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.10, 10.20 and
11.00, plus Solaris 2.5 and 2.6
DAMAGE: Allows unauthorized access privilege for users
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch as described below
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VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM: Local user could gain root access
ASSESSMENT:
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PROBLEM: ecsd has a user authorization problem.
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.10, 10.20 and
11.00, plus Solaris 2.5 and 2.6.
DAMAGE: ecsd allows unauthorized access privilege for users.
SOLUTION: ecsd authorization is tuned to prevent unauthorized access.
Install the appropriate patch for HP-UX releases as
described below.
HPUX 10.10 and 10.20 PHSS_24497
HPUX 11.00 PHSS_24498
Solaris 2.5, 2.6 PSOV_02958
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now (see special note below).
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A. Background
Event Correlation Services (ECS), ecsd allows unauthorized access
privilege for users.
B. Recommended solution
NOTE: These three patches are NOT be available from the ITRC.
They can only be obtained from:
http://ovweb.external.hp.com/cpe/patches/
NOTE: The HPUX patches are large and have dependencies.
Apply one of these patches:
HPUX 10.10 and 10.20 PHSS_24497
HPUX 11.00 PHSS_24498
Solaris 2.5, 2.6 PSOV_02958
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Hewlett-Packard Company for the
information contained in this bulletin.
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