CERTŪ Advisory CA-2002-03 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Many Implementations of the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP)
Original release date: February 12, 2002
Last revised: Wed Feb 20 13:10:51 EST 2002
Source: CERT/CC
A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file.
Systems Affected
Products from a very wide variety of vendors may be affected. See Vendor Information for details from vendors who have
provided feedback for this advisory.
In addition to the vendors who provided feedback for this advisory, a list of vendors whom CERT/CC contacted regarding
these problems is available from
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854306
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107186
Many other systems making use of SNMP may also be vulnerable but were not specifically tested.
Overview
Numerous vulnerabilities have been reported in multiple vendors' SNMP implementations. These vulnerabilities may allow
unauthorized privileged access, denial-of-service attacks, or cause unstable behavior. If your site uses SNMP in any
capacity, the CERT/CC encourages you to read this advisory and follow the advice provided in the Solution section
below.
In addition to this advisory, we also have a FAQ available at
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/snmp_faq.html
I. Description
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a widely deployed protocol that is commonly used to monitor and
manage network devices. Version 1 of the protocol (SNMPv1) defines several types of SNMP messages that are used to
request information or configuration changes, respond to requests, enumerate SNMP objects, and send unsolicited
alerts. The Oulu University Secure Programming Group (OUSPG, http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/) has reported
numerous vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 implementations from many different vendors. More information about SNMP and OUSPG
can be found in Appendix C
OUSPG's research focused on the manner in which SNMPv1 agents and managers handle request and trap messages. By
applying the PROTOS c06-snmpv1 test suite (http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c06/snmpv1/0100.html)
to a variety of popular SNMPv1-enabled products, the OUSPG revealed the following vulnerabilities:
VU#107186 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 trap handling
SNMP trap messages are sent from agents to managers. A trap message may indicate a warning or error
condition or otherwise notify the manager about the agent's state. SNMP managers must properly decode trap
messages and process the resulting data. In testing, OUSPG found multiple vulnerabilities in the way many
SNMP managers decode and process SNMP trap messages.
VU#854306 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 request handling
SNMP request messages are sent from managers to agents. Request messages might be issued to obtain
information from an agent or to instruct the agent to configure the host device. SNMP agents must properly
decode request messages and process the resulting data. In testing, OUSPG found multiple vulnerabilities in
the way many SNMP agents decode and process SNMP request messages.
Vulnerabilities in the decoding and subsequent processing of SNMP messages by both managers and agents may result in
denial-of-service conditions, format string vulnerabilities, and buffer overflows. Some vulnerabilities do not require
the SNMP message to use the correct SNMP community string.
These vulnerabilities have been assigned the CVE identifiers CAN-2002-0012 and CAN-2002-0013, respectively.
II. Impact
These vulnerabilities may cause denial-of-service conditions, service interruptions, and in some cases may allow an
attacker to gain access to the affected device. Specific impacts will vary from product to product.
III. Solution
Note that many of the mitigation steps recommended below may have significant impact on your everyday network
operations and/or network architecture. Ensure that any changes made based on the following recommendations will not
unacceptably affect your ongoing network operations capability.
Apply a patch from your vendor
Appendix A contains information provided by vendors for this advisory. Please consult this appendix to determine if
you need to contact your vendor directly.
Disable the SNMP service
As a general rule, the CERT/CC recommends disabling any service or capability that is not explicitly required,
including SNMP. Unfortunately, some of the affected products exhibited unexpected behavior or denial of service
conditions when exposed to the OUSPG test suite even if SNMP was not enabled. In these cases, disabling SNMP should be
used in conjunction with the filtering practices listed below to provide additional protection.
Ingress filtering
As a temporary measure, it may be possible to limit the scope of these vulnerabilities by blocking access to SNMP
services at the network perimeter.
Ingress filtering manages the flow of traffic as it enters a network under your administrative control. Servers are
typically the only machines that need to accept inbound traffic from the public Internet. In the network usage policy
of many sites, there are few reasons for external hosts to initiate inbound traffic to machines that provide no public
services. Thus, ingress filtering should be performed at the border to prohibit externally initiated inbound traffic
to non-authorized services. For SNMP, ingress filtering of the following ports can prevent attackers outside of your
network from impacting vulnerable devices in the local network that are not explicitly authorized to provide public
SNMP services.
snmp 161/udp # Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
snmp 162/udp # SNMP system management messages
The following services are less common, but may be used on some affected products
snmp 161/tcp # Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
snmp 162/tcp # SNMP system management messages
smux 199/tcp # SNMP Unix Multiplexer
smux 199/udp # SNMP Unix Multiplexer
synoptics-relay 391/tcp # SynOptics SNMP Relay Port
synoptics-relay 391/udp # SynOptics SNMP Relay Port
agentx 705/tcp # AgentX
snmp-tcp-port 1993/tcp # cisco SNMP TCP port
snmp-tcp-port 1993/udp # cisco SNMP TCP port
As noted above, you should carefully consider the impact of blocking services that you may be using.
It is important to note that in many SNMP implementations, the SNMP daemon may bind to all IP interfaces on the
device. This has important consequences when considering appropriate packet filtering measures required to protect an
SNMP-enabled device. For example, even if a device disallows SNMP packets directed to the IP addresses of its normal
network interfaces, it may still be possible to exploit these vulnerabilities on that device through the use of
packets directed at the following IP addresses:
* "all-ones" broadcast address
* subnet broadcast address
* any internal loopback addresses (commonly used in routers for management purposes, not to be confused with the IP
stack loopback address 127.0.0.1)
Careful consideration should be given to addresses of the types mentioned above by sites planning for packet filtering
as part of their mitigation strategy for these vulnerabilities.
Finally, sites may wish to block access to the following RPC services related to SNMP (listed as name, program ID,
alternate names)
snmp 100122 na.snmp snmp-cmc snmp-synoptics snmp-unisys snmp-utk
snmpv2 100138 na.snmpv2 # SNM Version 2.2.2
snmpXdmid 100249
Please note that this workaround may not protect vulnerable devices from internal attacks.
Filter SNMP traffic from non-authorized internal hosts
In many networks, only a limited number of network management systems need to originate SNMP request messages.
Therefore, it may be possible to configure the SNMP agent systems (or the network devices in between the management
and agent systems) to disallow request messages from non-authorized systems. This can reduce, but not wholly
eliminate, the risk from internal attacks. However, it may have detrimental effects on network performance due to the
increased load imposed by the filtering, so careful consideration is required before implementation. Similar caveats
to the previous workaround regarding broadcast and loopback addresses apply.
Change default community strings
Most SNMP-enabled products ship with default community strings of "public" for read-only access and "private" for
read-write access. As with any known default access control mechanism, the CERT/CC recommends that network
administrators change these community strings to something of their own choosing. However, even when community strings
are changed from their defaults, they will still be passed in plaintext and are therefore subject to packet sniffing
attacks. SNMPv3 offers additional capabilities to ensure authentication and privacy as described in RFC2574.
Because many of the vulnerabilities identified in this advisory occur before the community strings are evaluated, it
is important to note that performing this step alone is not sufficient to mitigate the impact of these
vulnerabilities. Nonetheless, it should be performed as part of good security practice.
Segregate SNMP traffic onto a separate management network
In situations where blocking or disabling SNMP is not possible, exposure to these vulnerabilities may be limited by
restricting all SNMP access to separate, isolated management networks that are not publicly accessible. Although this
would ideally involve physically separate networks, that kind of separation is probably not feasible in most
environments. Mechanisms such as virtual LANs (VLANs) may be used to help segregate traffic on the same physical
network. Note that VLANs may not strictly prevent an attacker from exploiting these vulnerabilities, but they may make
it more difficult to initiate the attacks.
Another option is for sites to restrict SNMP traffic to separate virtual private networks (VPNs), which employ
cryptographically strong authentication.
Note that these solutions may require extensive changes to a site's network architecture.
Egress filtering
Egress filtering manages the flow of traffic as it leaves a network under your administrative control. There is
typically limited need for machines providing public services to initiate outbound traffic to the Internet. In the
case of SNMP vulnerabilities, employing egress filtering on the ports listed above at your network border can prevent
your network from being used as a source for attacks on other sites.
Disable stack execution
Disabling executable stacks (on systems where this is configurable) can reduce the risk of "stack smashing" attacks
based on these vulnerabilities. Although this does not provide 100 percent protection against exploitation of these
vulnerabilities, it makes the likelihood of a successful exploit much smaller. On many UNIX systems, executable stacks
can be disabled by adding the following lines to /etc/system:
set noexec_user_stack = 1
set noexec_user_stack_log = 1
Note that this may go against the SPARC and Intel ABIs and can be bypassed as required in programs with mprotect(2).
For the changes to take effect you will then need to reboot.
Other operating systems and architectures also support the disabling of executable stacks either through native
configuration parameters or via third-party software. Consult your vendor(s) for additional information.
Share tools and techniques
Because dealing with these vulnerabilities to systems and networks is so complex, the CERT/CC will provide a forum
where administrators can share ideas and techniques that can be used to develop proper defenses. We have created an
unmoderated mailing list for system and network administrators to discuss helpful techniques and tools.
You can subscribe to the mailing list by sending an email message to majordomo@cert.org. In the body of the message,
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process.
Appendix A. - Vendor Information
This appendix contains information provided by vendors for this advisory. As vendors report new information to the
CERT/CC, we will update this section and note the changes in our revision history. If a particular vendor is not
listed below, we have not received their comments.
AdventNet
This is in reference to your notification regarding [VU#107186 and VU#854306] and OUSPG#0100. AdventNet Inc.
has reproduced this behavior in their products and coded a Service Pack fix which is currently in regression
testing in AdventNet Inc.'s Q.A. organization. The release of AdventNet Inc's. Service Pack correcting the
behavior outlined in [... OUSPG#0100] is scheduled to be generally available to all of AdventNet Inc.'s
customers by February 20, 2002.
Alcatel
The security of our customers' networks is of highest priority for Alcatel.
Alcatel is aware of this industry-wide SNMP security issue and has
put measures in place to assess which of its products might be
affected. Within this activity, Alcatel is closely working with its
customers and CERT to address and fix potential security problems as
identified by CERT.
Aprisma
Aprisma is currently performing tests on the SPECTRUM
product suite to reveal any applicable issues. Our findings
to date regarding the recent CERT advisory are as follows:
CERT Advisory CA-2002-03
VU#854306 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 Request Handling –
This advisory is not applicable to SPECTRUM as it is a management
system and not an agent. As a management system, SPECTRUM
does not accept SNMP requests rather; SPECTRUM sends SNMP
requests and processes subsequent SNMP responses.
CERT Advisory CA-2002-03
VU#107186 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 Trap Handling –
Although relevant to SPECTRUM, Aprisma’s preliminary testing has
revealed no issues. We are currently conducting more in-depth tests
and will shortly convey our results.
Upon completion of the testing process Aprisma will post
additional information to this site.
Avaya
Avaya Inc. acknowledges the potential of SNMP vulnerabilities and is currently investigating whether these
vulnerabilities impact Avaya's products or solutions. No further information is available at this time.
BMC Software
BMC Software has reviewed the information about SNMP vulnerabilities and is
fully investigating these issues across our products. While we have seen no
evidence of exploitable problems at this time, we are continuing to
investigate and will issue a bulletin regarding this advisory once we have
completed a thorough investigation.
CacheFlow
The purpose of this email is to advise you that CacheFlow Inc. has provided a software update. Please be
advised that updated versions of the software are now available for all supported CacheFlow hardware
platforms, and may be obtained by CacheFlow customers at the following URL:
http://download.cacheflow.com/
The specific reference to the software update is contained within the Release Notes for CacheOS Versions
3.1.22 Release ID 17146, 4.0.15 Release ID 17148, 4.1.02 Release ID 17144 and 4.0.15 Release ID 17149.
RELEASE NOTES FOR CACHEFLOW SERVER ACCELERATOR PRODUCTS:
* http://download.cacheflow.com/release/SA/4.0.15/relnotes.htm
RELEASE NOTES FOR CACHEFLOW CONTENT ACCELERATOR PRODUCTS:
* http://download.cacheflow.com/release/CA/3.1.22/relnotes.htm
* http://download.cacheflow.com/release/CA/4.0.15/relnotes.htm
* http://download.cacheflow.com/release/CA/4.1.02/relnotes.htm
* SR 1-1647517, VI 13045: This update modified a potential vulnerability by using an SNMP test tools
exploit.
3Com Corporation
A vulnerability to an SNMP packet with an invalid length community string has been resolved in the following
products. Customers concerned about this weakness should ensure that they upgrade to the following agent
versions:
PS Hub 40
2.16 is due Feb 2002
PS Hub 50
2.16 is due Feb 2002
Dual Speed Hub
2.16 is due Jan 2002
Switch 1100/3300
2.68 is available now
Switch 4400
2.02 is available now
Switch 4900
2.04 is available now
WebCache1000/3000
2.00 is due Jan 2002
For updated information on CommWorks Corporation, a 3Com company,
visit http://www.commworks.com/Press/Archive/2002/February/CERT_Advisory.asp
In addition, CommWorks' customers should monitor http://totalservice.commworks.com/cert_update.cfm
for updated information addressing the CERT advisory, as well as information on available patches for
CommWorks' products.
Caldera
Caldera International, Inc. has reproduced faulty behavior in Caldera SCO OpenServer 5, Caldera UnixWare 7,
and Caldera Open UNIX 8. We have coded a software fix for supported versions of Caldera UnixWare 7 and
Caldera Open UNIX 8 that will be available from our support site at
http://stage.caldera.com/support/security immediately following the publication of this CERT announcement. A
fix for supported versions of OpenServer 5 will be available at a later date.
Check Point Software Technologies Inc.
Check Point Statement on SNMP Vulnerability Test Suite (CERT Advisory CA-2002-03)
Recently, an automated suite was released which tests products for known SNMP vulnerabilities.
Check Point knows of no SNMP-related security issues in any of its products, and is conducting an extensive
review to ensure that none exist. SNMP communication is not required for correct functionality of any Check
Point products.
FireWall-1, by default, blocks all SNMP communication to, from, or across a FireWall-1 gateway. The SNMP
service is disabled by default, and SNMP communication is enabled only if the administrator writes a
specific rule which allows the communication.
If SNMP monitoring of Check Point firewalls or internal networks is needed, Check Point recommends that the
FireWall-1 rule base tightly restrict SNMP communication.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is addressing the vulnerabilities identified by VU#854306 and VU#107186 across its entire
product line. Cisco has released an advisory:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-malformed-snmp-msgs-pub.shtml
Compaq Computer Corporation
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TITLE: (SSRT0799) Potential Security Vulnerabilities in SNMP
Posted at http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/security.shtml
NOTICE: There are no restrictions for distribution of this
Bulletin provided that it remains complete and intact.
RELEASE DATE: 18 FEBRUARY, 2002
SEVERITY: MEDIUM
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
Compaq Global Services
Software Security Response Team
CROSS REFERENCE: (SSRT0799, CAN-2002-0012,
CAN-2002-0013, CERT CA-2002-03)
PROBLEM SUMMARY:
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT/cc) has recently issued an
advisory regarding numerous potential vulnerabilities in SNMPv1
implementations. These potential vulnerabilities are applicable to
SNMPv1 trap handling and SNMPv1 Request handling. The CERT article
outlines vulnerabilities that can cause SNMP services to stop
functioning and in some cases may enable "unauthorized access,"
"denial of service attacks" or may cause system instability.
IMPACT:
Compaq NonStop Himalaya Servers:
Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS:
Compaq Tru64 UNIX:
Compaq Insight Management Suite:
Compaq Deskpro, Professional Workstation, Armada, Evo:
Compaq SANworks:
Compaq's findings to date regarding the SNMPv1 issues are as
follows:
________________________________
Compaq NonStop Himalaya Servers:
The Compaq Himalaya NonStop Kernel prohibits execution of code on the
stack or heap by hardware TLB permissions (read/write only),
preventing Trojan horse attacks by embedding code within the buffer
overflow area. However, process ABENDs can occur.
The SNMP agent ABENDs in the c06-snmpv1 buffer-overflow tests.
This affects forwarding trap messages and/or sending info responses
to SNMP managers.
Sub-agents use IPCs to communicate with the SNMP agent, so they
cannot be directly attacked. More importantly, sub-agents are
confined to information only requests, so they cannot be used to
configure/manage their sub-systems. Our investigation an analysis is
continuing and further updates will be provided.
RESOLUTION:
IPMs to address the ABEND problem of the SNMP are in development
and will be released as soon as verification is complete. Updates
to include availability of these IPMs will be included in future
updates.
__________________________________
Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS:
There is some impact to the SNMP agent provided with Compaq TCP/IP
Services for OpenVMS. This problem can cause the SNMP agent to ACCVIO
and terminate temporarily denying service to SNMP, but in most cases
after this occurs Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS will restart
the SNMP agent in response to the next SNMP request. There are no
known risks of compromising system security due to this problem.
The SNMP agent executes from a non-privileged process, which
prevents any compromise to system security.
RESOLUTION:
Our investigation and analysis has determined the cause of the
problem. The updated images for Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
are now in final test. Compaq will provide updates to Compaq TCP/IP
Services for OpenVMS in the next ECO and also in the next release,
Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5.3. Contact Compaq's Customer
Support Center if an earlier updated is required.
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Compaq Tru64 UNIX:
There is some impact to the SNMP agent provided with Tru64 UNIX. This
problem can cause the SNMP agent to suffer a segmentation fault,
generate a core file and exit, denying SNMP service to SNMP-based
network management applications. There are no known risks of
compromising system security due to this problem. We do not believe
this can cause the system to be unstable, vulnerable to 'unauthorized
access" nor be the cause of any other denial of service (except of
course to the SNMP service).
RESOLUTION:
Until a fix is implemented, users will have to manually restart
snmpd. Our investigation and analysis has determined the cause of the
problem. The updated images are now in final test. When completed,
Compaq will provide patches to all impacted versions of Tru64 UNIX
4.0f, 4.0g, 5.0a, 5.1, 5.1a.
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Compaq Insight Management Suite:
(ProLiants running industry standard operating systems including
Windows 2000, NetWare, Linux, etc)
The Compaq Insight Management Suite utilizes SNMP as a primary
communications method. Fixes to the operating systems affected will
be provided by the vendors involved. Check
http://www.compaq.com/manage/security the most up-to-date
information.
_______________________________________________
Deskpro, Professional Workstation, Armada, Evo:
The Deskpro, Professional Workstation, Armada, Evo(Microsoft
operating
systems including Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows
95) Compaq Management Agents for Clients utilizes SNMP as an optional
communications method. Fixes to the operating systems affected will
be provided by Microsoft. Check
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-006.asp for the most
up-to-date information.
_____________________________________
Compaq SANworks Management Appliance:
The SANworks management appliance is essentially a Compaq server and
our recommended configuration does not have it connected directly to
the internet. Therefore, it is less exposed than other servers to
external SNMP security attacks. However, the appliance is
susceptible to SNMP security attacks from inside the firewall that
could result in the graceful termination of some storage management
applications on the appliance.
Compaq will provide a patch to the appliance as soon as possible.
____________________________________________________________________
NOTE:
Many systems operate behind firewalls and would normally
implement SNMP blocking for SNMP as standard procedure. Based on SNMP
blocking and ingress/egress filtering, the potential Security
vulnerability may only be exploited by users who have access to your
local security domain, therefore the risk is diminished.
SUPPORT:
This advisory bulletin will be updated for the various
products requiring patches and individual patch notifications
will be done through standard "patch notification" procedures
for those products. For further information, contact your normal
Compaq Support channel.
SUBSCRIBE:
To subscribe to automatically receive future Security
Advisories from the Compaq's Software Security Response Team via
electronic mail:
http://www.support.compaq.com/patches/mailing-list.shtml
REPORT:
To report a potential security vulnerability with any Compaq
supported product, send email to: security-ssrt@compaq.com
Compaq appreciates your cooperation and patience. As always,
Compaq urges you to periodically review your system management
and security procedures. Compaq will continue to review and
enhance the security features of its products and work with
our customers to maintain and improve the security and integrity
of their systems.
"Compaq is broadly distributing this Security Bulletin in order to
bring to the attention of users of the affected Compaq products the
important security information contained in this Bulletin.
Compaq recommends that all users determine the applicability of
this information to their individual situations and take appropriate
action. Compaq does not warrant that this information is necessarily
accurate or complete for all user situations and, consequently,
Compaq will not be responsible for any damages resulting from
user's use or disregard of the information provided in this
Bulletin."
Copyright 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors
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is subject to change without notice. Compaq and the names of
Compaq products referenced herein are, either, trademarks
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Computer Associates
Computer Associates has confirmed Unicenter vulnerability to the SNMP advisory identified by CERT
notification reference [VU#107186 & VU#854306] and OUSPG#0100. We have produced corrective maintenance to
address these vulnerabilities, which is in the process of publication for all applicable releases /
platforms and will be offered through the CA Support site. Please contact our Technical Support organization
for information regarding availability / applicability for your specific configuration(s).
COMTEK Services, Inc.
NMServer for AS/400 is not an SNMP master and is therefore not vulnerable. However this product requires the
use of the AS/400 SNMP master agent supplied by IBM. Please refer to IBM for statements of vulnerabilities
for the AS/400 SNMP master agent.
NMServer for OpenVMS has been tested and has shown to be vulnerable. COMTEK Services is preparing a new
release of this product (version 3.5) which will contain a fix for this problem. This new release is
scheduled to be available in February 2002. Contact COMTEK Services for further information.
NMServer for VOS has not as yet been tested; vulnerability of this agent is unknown. Contact for further
information on the testing schedule of the VOS product.
Concord Communications, Inc.
Concord's eHealth Console product has some vulnerabilities to the OUSPG test
suite. Patches are being developed and tested.
Concord's SystemEDGE agent has been tested and is not vulnerable on Unix
platforms. Under Windows, it is a sub-agent of the Windows SNNMP agent, and
therefore the Windows hot fixes should be applied. SystemEDGE is not
vulnerable on Win2K and XP with Microsoft's hot fixes.
Please see this page on Concord's web site for more detail and for patch
availability: http://www.concord.com/certadvisory.shtml
Covalent Technologies
Covalent Technologies has tested the Enterprise Ready Server, Managed Server, and Covalent Conductor SNMP
module according to recommendations issued by CERT, and has found no security vulnerabilities associated
with Advisory CA-2002-03.
Dartware, LLC
Dartware, LLC (www.dartware.com) supplies two products that use SNMPv1 in a manager role, InterMapper and
SNMP Watcher. These products are not vulnerable to the SNMP vulnerability described in [VU#854306 and
VU#107186]. This statement applies to all present and past versions of these two software packages.
Dell
Dell (www.dell.com) is currently investigating the impact CERT Advisory CA-2002-03 (VU#854306 and VU#107186)
may have against any products which make use of the SNMP protocol. Provided that products are found
vulnerable, patches will be made available via normal support channels including support.dell.com.
DMH Software
DMH Software is in the process of evaluating and attempting to reproduce this behavior.
It is unclear at this point if our snmp-agent is sensitive to the tests described above.
If any problems will be discovered, DMH Software will code a software fix.
The release of DMH Software OS correcting the behavior outlined in VU#854306, VU#107186, and OUSPG#0100 will
be generally available to all of DMH Software's customers as soon as possible.
EnGarde Secure Linux
EnGarde Secure Linux did not ship any SNMP packages in version 1.0.1 of our distribution, so we are not
vulnerable to either bug.
Enterasys
On 12-February-2002, CERT (http://www.cert.org) announced serious vulnerabilities in the SNMP
implementations of virtually every networking vendor's equipment. These vulnerabilities were discovered by a
Finnish research group known as OUSPG, associated with Oulu University, and are documented in advisory
CA-2002-03.
These vulnerabilities exist in all versions of SNMP (v1/v2c/v3) and can be used to cause SNMP
implementations to behave in an unpredictable manner, resulting in denials of service or system failures.
Given the serious nature of these vulnerabilities, Enterasys is testing our product line to determine which
products are affected. Patches for affected products will be made available to our customers. Please check
the Enterasys Support web site periodically for further details and patch information.
Until these patches become available, Enterasys recommends that the following steps be taken to help reduce
exposure to these vulnerabilities.
* Disable SNMP from interfaces through which SNMP commands should not be received, such as those
providing connection from the Internet or Extranets.
* Use Access Control Lists at the access edge to prevent SNMP traffic from unauthorized internal hosts
from entering the network.
* Use management VLANs or out-of-band management to contain SNMP traffic and multicasts. These do not
prevent an attacker from exploiting these vulnerabilities, but they may make it more difficult to
initiate the attacks.
* Enable 802.1X port-locking and RADIUS to prevent unauthenticated users from attaching to the network.
* Use NetSight Policy Manager to automatically restrict the use of SNMP to authenticated, SNMP-authorized
personnel.
* Update Dragon IDS signatures to help identify when these attacks are being used.
F5 Networks
All versions of BIG-IP, 3-DNS, GLOBAL-SITE and EDGE-FX are vulnerable if the SNMP agent is enabled. Most
versions have the SNMP agent enabled by default. Patches are available for all affected versions.
SEE-IT is not affected by this vulnerability.
If a customer is unable to install the patch, the SNMP service may be disabled. Below are instructions for
obtaining patches and for disabling the SNMP service for each vulnerable product.
BIG-IP
A patch exists to correct this problem. Please see
http://tech.f5.com/home/solutions/bigip/security/sol1622.html.
Alternatively, you can simply disable the SNMP service using the instructions below:
1. Log in to the BIG-IP Configuration utility.
2. Navigate to the SNMP section. For version 4.0 and above this is a tab under System Administration.
3. De-select the Enable box at the top of the screen and click the Apply button.
This will disable the SNMP service on BIG-IP.
3-DNS
A patch exists to correct this problem. Please see
http://tech.f5.com/home/solutions/3dns/security/sol1624.html.
Alternatively, you can simply disable the SNMP service using the instructions below:
1. Log in to the 3-DNS Configuration utility.
2. Navigate to the SNMP section. This is the tab under 3-DNS Sync .
3. De-select the Enable box at the top of the screen and click the Apply button.
4. Log in to the Command Line Interface of the 3-DNS.
5. Run the following command:
kill -9 `ps -ax | grep snmpd | awk '{print $1}'`
This will disable the SNMP service on 3-DNS.
GLOBAL-SITE
A patch exists to correct this problem. Please see
http://tech.f5.com/home/solutions/globalsite/security/sol1626.html.
Alternatively, you can simply disable the SNMP service using the instructions below:
GLOBAL-SITE version 2.2
To disable the SNMP agent for GLOBAL-SITE version 2.2, type the following command from the command prompt:
ITCMconsole service snmpd stop
This command stops the snmpd agent.
ITCMconsole service snmpd disable
This command disables snmpd so it does not start again at the next boot.
To verify the status of snmpd, enter the following command:
ITCMconsole show snmpd status
GLOBAL-SITE version 2.1PTF-01 and earlier:
On versions 2.1 PTF-01 and earlier, snmpd is not running by default so the GLOBAL-SITE Controller should not
be affected. However, if you have enabled snmpd manually, you should disable it.
EDGE-FX
A patch exists to correct this problem. Please see
http://tech.f5.com/home/solutions/edgefx/security/sol1625.html.
Alternatively, you can simply disable the SNMP service using the instructions below:
There are three SNMP daemons running on the cache. By default, the EDGE-FX Cache runs the snmpd, the
edgefxsnmpd, and Inktomi's snmpdm .
Disabling snmpd and edgefxsnmpd
To disable and stop the SNMP agents, you should use the ITCMconsole. Type the following commands from the
command prompt:
ITCMconsole service snmpd stop
This command stops the snmpd agent.
ITCMconsole service snmpd disable
This command disables snmpd so it does not start again at the next boot.
To verify the status of snmpd, enter the following command:
ITCMconsole show snmpd status
Once the snmpd and edgefxsnmpd daemons are disabled, no other snmp traffic will be accepted.
Disabling snmpdm
The snmpdm agent, is also enabled by default. This Inktomi specific agent can be disabled or killed. In
order to avoid traffic server anomalies, you should not kill this this daemon.
According to CERTŪ Advisory CA-2002-03 :
"Inktomi Corporation does not believe our [Inktomi] CDS product is vulnerable. Vulnerability would stem from
the use of SNMP Research software in the CDS product. However, SNMP Research has stated that their product
Emanate, versions 15.x and higher, is not vulnerable. As Inktomi's CDS uses Emanate 15.3, we [Inktomi]
conclude that CDS is not vulnerable."
Inktomi's CDS contains the same Traffic Server that EDGE-FX utilizes, which contains the Emanate 15.3 daemon
(snmpdm).
If you still want to kill this SNMP agent, you can use the Configuration utility or the command line.
To disable the SNMP agent from the Configuration utility:
1. From your browser, access the Configuration utility (refer to Accessing the Configuration utility).
2. On the Configure tab, click the Server button.
3. Scroll to the SNMP section of the Server Basics page.
4. Click the SNMP Agent Off radio button.
5. Click the Make These Changes button.
To disable the SNMP agent manually:
1. In a text editor, open the records.config file located in the EDGE-FX Caches
/config/traffic_server/config directory.
2. Edit the following variable:
proxy.config.snmp.master_agent_enabled
Set this variable to 0 to disable SNMP on the EDGE-FX Cache node.
3. Save and close the records.config file.
4. Make the /usr/local/cache/bin directory the working directory and run the following command to apply
the configuration changes.
./traffic_line -x
Note: you can also use the following command to restart the traffic_server: start_traffic_server.
SEE-IT
It has been determined that SEE-IT is not vulnerable.
Foundry Networks, Inc.
According to testing completed by Foundry engineering using
the stress tools recommended by CERT, we determined that NO Foundry
devices are affected by any known SNMP security issue. All of Foundry's
products use the same SNMP engine with varying SNMP versions (v1, v2c,
and v3), and all SNMP versions have been tested.
We are extremely appreciative to CERT's help during our testing period,
and would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone involved.
FreeBSD
FreeBSD does not include any SNMP software by default, and so is not vulnerable. However, the FreeBSD Ports
Collection contains the UCD-SNMP / NET-SNMP package. Package versions prior to ucd-snmp-4.2.3 are
vulnerable. The upcoming FreeBSD 4.5 release will ship the corrected version of the UCD-SNMP / NET-SNMP
package. In addition, the corrected version of the packages is available from the FreeBSD mirrors.
FreeBSD has issued the following FreeBSD Security Advisory regarding the UCD-SNMP / NET-SNMP package:
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:11.snmp.asc.
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Table of Contents:
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HPSBUX0202-184 Sec. Vulnerability in SNMP (rev. 1)
The documents are listed below.
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Date Loaded: 20020214
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in SNMP (rev. 1)
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**REVISED 01** HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0184,
Originally issued: 12 Feb. 2002
Last revised: 13 Feb. 2002
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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.
------------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM: Vulnerabilities in SNMP request and trap handling.
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700 and Series 800 running HP-UX
releases 10.X and 11.X
** Revised 01**
HP Procurve switches
JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
DAMAGE: Possible denial-of-service, service interruptions,
unauthorized access.
SOLUTION: Apply patches or implement workarounds.
For HP-UX releases:
PHSS_26137 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 OV EMANATE14.2 Agent
PHSS_26138 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X OV EMANATE14.2 Agent
PSOV_03087 Solaris 2.X EMANATE Release 14.2
MANUAL ACTIONS: Upgrade or workaround action per below.
AVAILABILITY: Patches for some affected systems are available now.
CHANGE SUMMARY: Rev.01 affected HP Procurve scope expanded,
plus Procurve patch availability added.
NNM ovtrapd patch availability added.
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A. Background
CERT has issued an advisory:
CERT Advisory CA-2002-03 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Many
Implementations of the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMPv1) containing information about the vulnerabilities.
Hewlett-Packard Company will revise this bulletin as new
information becomes available.
---------------------------------------------------------
hp Procurve switches
---------------------------------------------------------
**REVISED 01**
We are still in the process of determining which other HP
Procurve products are subject to these vulnerabilities.
We have created fixes for products below which will resolve
these issues. See Section C below.
Customers can download these patches in the form of software
upgrades at:
http://www.hp.com/rnd/software/switches.htm
Product Fix revision number
---------------------------------- --------------------
HP Procurve Switch 2524 (J4813A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 2512 (J4812A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL (J4865A) G.04.05 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL-bundle (J4861A) G.04.05 or greater
Not all HP Procurve products have completed testing, nor are
they listed here, and may or may not have these vulnerabilities.
This bulletin will again be updated as new information becomes
available.
---------------------------------------------------------
NNM (Network Node Manager)
---------------------------------------------------------
**REVISED 01**
Some problems found in NNM product were related to trap
handling. Patches are available. See Section C below.
---------------------------------------------------------
JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
---------------------------------------------------------
ONLY some older versions of JetDirect Firmware are
vulnerable to some of the issues. The older firmware
can be upgraded in most cases, see list below.
JetDirect Firmware Version State
========================== =====
X.08.32 and higher NOT Vulnerable
X.21.00 and higher NOT Vulnerable
where X represents an alpha character for your device.
JetDirect Product Numbers that can be freely upgraded
to X.08.32 or X.21.00 or higher firmware.
EIO (Peripherals Laserjet 4000, 5000, 8000, etc...)
J3110A 10T
J3111A 10T/10B2/LocalTalk
J3112A Token Ring (discontinued)
J3113A 10/100 (discontinued)
J4169A 10/100
J4167A Token Ring
MIO (Peripherals LaserJet 4, 4si, 5si, etc...)
J2550A/B 10T (discontinued)
J2552A/B 10T/10Base2/LocalTalk (discontinued)
J2555A/B Token Ring (discontinued)
J4100A 10/100
J4105A Token Ring
J4106A 10T
External Print Servers
J2591A EX+ (discontinued)
J2593A EX+3 10T/10B2 (discontinued)
J2594A EX+3 Token Ring (discontinued)
J3263A 300X 10/100
J3264A 500X Token Ring
J3265A 500X 10/100
----------------------------------------------------------
HP-UX Systems running snmpd or OPENVIEW
----------------------------------------------------------
Any HP-UX 10.X or 11.X system running snmpd or snmpdm is
vulnerable. To determine if your HP-UX system has snmpd
or snmpdm installed:
swlist -l file | grep snmpd
B. Fixing the problem
Install the appropriate patch or firmware revision or work
around problem as detailed below.
C. Recommended solution
---------------------------------------------------------
hp Procurve switches
---------------------------------------------------------
**REVISED 01**
Customers can download these patches in the form of firmware
upgrades at:
http://www.hp.com/rnd/software/switches.htm
Product Fix revision number
----------------------------------- -------------------
HP Procurve Switch 2524 (J4813A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 2512 (J4812A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL (J4865A) G.04.05 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL-bundle (J4861A) G.04.05 or greater
---------------------------------------------------------
NNM (Network Node Manager)
---------------------------------------------------------
**REVISED 01**
Problems found in the NNM product (related only to trap
handling) are addressed in patches available at:
http://support.openview.hp.com/cpe/patches/nnm/6.2/s700_800_11.X.jsp
PHSS_26286 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 ovtrapd large trap fix
PHSS_26287 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X ovtrapd large trap fix
PSOV_03100 Solaris 2.X ovtrapd large trap fix
NNM_00857 NT 4.X/Windows 2000 ovtrapd large trap fix
---------------------------------------------------------
MC/ServiceGuard
---------------------------------------------------------
Concerning the impact of disabling the SNMP agent on nodes
in MC/ServiceGuard or ServiceGuard OPS Edition clusters:
If SNMP is disabled on nodes running in MC/ServiceGuard
or ServiceGuard OPS Edition clusters, it will no longer be
possible for cluster monitoring applications that use the
cluster SNMP MIB to obtain the correct status for the cluster.
Examples of such applications are ClusterView, ClusterView Plus
or EMS High Availability Monitors, which all receive
cluster-related SNMP information from the cluster nodes.
This means that these applications will no longer display the
correct status for the cluster, including the cluster starting
or halting, nodes leaving or joining the cluster, and application
packages starting up or halting in the cluster.
NOTE: All supported versions of MC/ServiceGuard as well as
ServiceGuard OPS Edition are affected by this issue.
The ServiceGuard Manager product does not use the cluster
SNMP MIB, and therefore is _NOT_ affected by the
disabling of SNMP on cluster nodes.
---------------------------------------------------------
Event Monitoring System (EMS)
---------------------------------------------------------
It should also be noted that if an MC/ServiceGuard or ServiceGuard
OPS Edition application package has package resources defined
that use EMS High Availability Monitors, then those package
resources will no longer contain the current status for the
cluster. It may be necessary to remove the definition for these
package resources in order to allow continued operation of the
package after SNMP has been disabled.
---------------------------------------------------------
JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
---------------------------------------------------------
Update firmware to X.08.32(or higher) or X.21.00(or higher)
as applicable.
----------------------------------------------------------
HP-UX Systems running snmpd or OPENVIEW
----------------------------------------------------------
The following patches are available now:
PHSS_26137 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 OV EMANATE14.2 Agent$
PHSS_26138 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X OV EMANATE14.2 Agent$
PSOV_03087 Solaris 2.X EMANATE Release 14.2 $
All three patches are available from:
http://support.openview.hp.com/cpe/patches/
**Revised 01**
-->> In addition PHSS_26137 and PHSS_26138 are now available
from:
http://itrc.hp.com
============================================================
NOTE: The patches are labeled OV (Open View). However, the
patches are also applicable to systems that are _NOT_
running Open View.
============================================================
Workaround for HP-UX Systems:
If a patch is not available for your platform or you cannot
install an available patch, snmpd and snmpdm can be disabled
by removing their entries from /etc/services and removing the
execute permissions from /usr/sbin/snmpd and /usr/sbin/snmpdm.
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Hirschmann Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
Hirschmann Electronics GmbH & Co. KG supplies a broad range of networking products, some of which are
affected by the SNMP vulnerabilities identified by CERT Coordination Center. The manner in which they are
affected and the actions required to avoid being impacted by exploitation of these vulnerabilities, vary
from product to product. Hirschmann customers may contact our Competence Center (phone +49-7127-14-1538,
email: ans-support@nt.hirschmann.de) for additional information, especially regarding availability of latest
firmware releases addressing the SNMP vulnerabilities.
IBM Corporation
Based upon the results of running the test suites we have determined
that our version of SNMP shipped with AIX is NOT vulnerable.
The AIX version of SNMP was patched under APAR # IY17630
for AIX 4.3.3 and under APAR # IY20943 for AIX 5.1.
Customers should apply the appropriate APAR to their systems
if they have not already done so. To remain consistent with IBM's
standing agreement with our customers who use zOS and OS/400,
IBM asks that these customers contact IBM Service for information
regarding this vulnerability.
Inktomi Corporation
Inktomi Corporation does not believe our CDS product is vulnerable. Vulnerability would stem from the use of
SNMP Research software in the CDS product. However, SNMP Research has stated that their product Emanate,
versions 15.x and higher, is not vulnerable. As Inktomi's CDS uses Emanate 15.3, we conclude that CDS is not
vulnerable.
Innerdive Solutions, LLC
Innerdive Solutions, LLC has two SNMP based products:
1. The "SNMP MIB Scout" (http://www.innerdive.com/products/mibscout/)
2. The "Router IP Console" (http://www.innerdive.com/products/ric/)
The "SNMP MIB Scout" is not vulnerable to either bug.
The "Router IP Console" releases prior to 3.3.0.407 are vulnerable. The release of "Router IP Console"
correcting the behavior outlined in OUSPG#0100 is 3.3.0.407 and is already available on our site. Also, we
will notify all our customers about this new release no later than March 5, 2002.
iTouch Communications
iTouch Communications has confirmed that the following tests failed
(software crash) in the run-time image NEMC_IR.SYS version 3.0 and earlier:
1. APP tests, 10545 and 10549
2. ENC tests 878,7643,7686,7687,7688,13358 & 13486
These issues were fixed in 3.0s1 of NEMC_IR.SYS and it is now fully
compliant with the SNMP vulnerability CERT tests.
Customers requesting software updates or more information may
contact iTouch Communications at 800-435-7997 (domestic) and
978-952-4888 (International) and select the Customer Service option.
Juniper Networks
This is in reference to your notification regarding CAN-2002-0012 and CAN-2002-0013. Juniper Networks has
reproduced this behavior and coded a software fix. The fix will be included in all releases of JUNOS
Internet software built after January 5, 2002. Customers with current support contracts can download new
software with the fix from Juniper's web site at http://www.juniper.net
Note: The behavior described in CAN-2002-0012 and CAN-2002-0013 can only be reproduced in JUNOS Internet
software if "snmp traceoptions flag pdu" is enabled. Tracing of SNMP PDUs is generally not enabled in
production routers.
Lantronix, Inc.
Lantronix is committed to resolving security issues with our products. The SNMP security bug you reported
has been fixed in LRS firmware version B1.3/611(020123).
Lexmark International, Inc.
Lexmark International has tested the current MarkNet network adapters
and current Lexmark Utilities (MarkVision Professional) according to
recommendations issued by CERT. Lexmark Utilities are not
vulnerable. Below is a list of tested MarkNet devices and
information on obtaining updated network firmware when necessary:
Printer/Network Adapter type Fix Revision (if applicable)
Lexmark E322n Laser Printer 4.20.14 or greater
Lexmark T520n Laser Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark T522n Laser Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark T620n Laser Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark T622n Laser Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark Optra W810n Laser Printer 3.20.14 or greater
Lexmark W820n Laser Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark Optra C710nSBE Laser Printer 3.20.14 or greater
Lexmark Optra C710n Laser Printer 3.20.14 or greater
Lexmark C720n Color Laser Printer 3.20.14 or greater
Lexmark C720dn Color Laser Printer 3.20.14 or greater
Lexmark C750n Color Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark C750dn Color Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark C910n Color Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark C910dn Color Printer Not vulnerable
Lexmark Optra Color 45n 3.20.14 or greater
Lexmark Optra T610n Laser Printer 3.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2001e 3.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2000t 3.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2002e 3.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2003fx-MTRJ 3.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2003fx-SC 3.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2401e 5.20.14 or greater
MarkNet N2501e 5.20.14 or greater
MarkNet X2011e 4.20.14 or greater
MarkNet X2012e 4.20.14 or greater
MarkNet X2030t 4.20.14 or greater
MarkNet X2031e 4.20.14 or greater
MarkNet XI 4.20.14 or greater
MarkNet XP 4.20.14 or greater
MarkNet Pro network family 2.10.193 or greater
MarkNet S network family 1.10.193 or greater
Lexmark X820e MFP Not vulnerable
Lexmark X7500 MFP Not vulnerable
None of the Lexmark network adapters are vulnerable once the
community name is changed. If unable to update to one of the above
firmware levels, Lexmark recommends changing the community name.
Firmware updates are available at:
http://support.lexmark.com/en/cert_ca-2002-03.html
For questions related to these or other Lexmark devices please
contact 1-800-LEXMARK.
Lotus Development Corporation
Lotus Software evaluated the Lotus Domino Server for vulnerabilities using the test suite materials provided
by OUSPG.
This problem does not affect default installations of the Domino Server. However, SNMP agents can be
installed from the CD to provide SNMP services for the Domino Server (these are located in the
/apps/sysmgmt/agents directory). The optional platform specific master and encapsulator agents included with
the Lotus Domino SNMP Agents for HP-UX and Solaris have been found to be vulnerable. For those platforms,
customers should upgrade to version R5.0.1 a of the Lotus Domino SNMP Agents, available for download from
the Lotus Knowledge Base on the IBM Support Web Site (http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/support/). Please
refer to Document #191059, "Lotus Domino SNMP Agents R5.0.1a", also in the Lotus Knowledge Base, for more
details.
LOGEC Systems Inc
The products from LOGEC Systems are exposed to SNMP only via HP OpenView. We do not have an implementation
of SNMP ourselves. As such, there is nothing in our products that would be an issue with this alert.
Lucent
Lucent is aware of reports that there is a vulnerability in certain implementations of the SNMP (Simple
Network Management Protocol) code that is used in data switches and other hardware throughout the telecom
industry.
As soon as we were notified by CERT, we began assessing our product portfolio and notifying customers with
products that might be affected.
Our 5ESS switch and most of our optical portfolio were not affected. Our core and edge ATM switches and most
of our edge access products are affected, but we have developed, tested, and deployed fixes for many of
those products to our customers. Fixes for the rest of the affected product portfolio will be available
shortly.
We consider the security and reliability of our customers' networks to be one of our critical measures of
success. We take every reasonable measure to ensure their satisfaction.
In addition, we are working with customers on ways to further enhance the security they have in place today.
Marconi
Marconi supplies a broad range of telecommunications and related products, some of which are affected by the
SNMP vulnerabilities identified here. The manner in which they are affected and the actions required (if
any) to avoid being impacted by exploitation of these vulnerabilities, vary from product to product. Those
Marconi customers with support entitlement may contact the appropriate Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for
additional information. Those not under support entitlement may contact their sales representative.
MG-SOFT Corporation
MG-SOFT is currently performing detailed verification of the SNMP (SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3) engine
implementation.
So far we have noticed that our WinSNMP implementation, the core of all our SNMP products, is vulnerable
only in one case. We will post fixed versions of all affected MG-SOFT's SNMP products in few days, on our
web site at http://www.mg-soft.com/.
Micromuse
Micromuse has published the following response to this advisory :
http://www.micromuse.com/supportgate/certadvisoryca2002-03.html
This will be continually updated.
Microsoft Corporation
The following documents regarding this vulnerability are available from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-006.asp
Multinet
MultiNet and TCPware customers should contact Process Software to check for the availability of patches for
this issue. A couple of minor problems were found and fixed, but there is no security risk related to the
SNMP code included with either product.
NET-SNMP
All ucd-snmp version prior to 4.2.2 are susceptible to this vulnerability and users of versions prior to
version 4.2.2 are encouraged to upgrade their software as soon as possible
(http://www.net-snmp.org/download/). Version 4.2.2 and higher are not susceptible.
Netaphor
NETAPHOR SOFTWARE INC. is the creator of Cyberons for Java -- SNMP Manager Toolkit and Cyberons for Java --
NMS Application Toolkit, two Java based products that may be affected by the SNMP vulnerabilities identified
here. The manner in which they are affected and the actions required (if any) to avoid being impacted by
exploitation of these vulnerabilities, may be obtained by contacting Netaphor via email at info@netaphor.com
Customers with annual support may contact support@netaphor.com directly. Those not under support entitlement
may contact Netaphor sales: sales@netaphor.com or (949) 470 7955 in USA.
NetBSD
NetBSD does not ship with any SNMP tools in our 'base' releases. We do provide optional packages which
provide various support for SNMP. These packages are not installed by default, nor are they currently
provided as an install option by the operating system installation tools. A system administrator/end-user
has to manually install this with our package management tools. These SNMP packages include:
* netsaint-plugin-snmp-1.2.8.4 (SNMP monitoring plug-in for netsaint)
* p5-Net-SNMP-3.60 (perl5 module for SNMP queries)
* p5-SNMP-3.1.0 (Perl5 module for interfacing to the UCD SNMP library
* p5-SNMP_Session-0.83 (perl5 module providing rudimentary access to remote SNMP agents)
* ucd-snmp-4.2.1 (Extensible SNMP implementation) (conflicts with ucd-snmp-4.1.2)
* ucd-snmp-4.1.2 (Extensible SNMP implementation) (conflicts with ucd-snmp-4.2.1)
We do provide a software monitoring mechanism called 'audit-packages', which allows us to highlight if a
package with a range of versions has a potential vulnerability, and recommends that the end-user upgrade the
packages in question.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Netscape continues to be committed to maintaining a high level of quality in our software and service
offerings. Part of this commitment includes prompt response to security issues discovered by organizations
such as the CERTŪ Coordination Center.
According to a recent CERT/CC advisory, The Oulu University Secure Programming Group (OUSPG) has reported
numerous vulnerabilities in multiple vendor SNMPv1 implementations. These vulnerabilities may allow
unauthorized privileged access, denial of service attacks, or unstable behavior.
We have carefully examined the reported findings, performing the tests suggested by the OUSPG to determine
whether Netscape server products were subject to these vulnerabilities. It was determined that several
products fell into this category. As a result, we have created fixes which will resolve the issues, and
these fixes will appear in future releases of our product line. To Netscape's knowledge, there are no known
instances of these vulnerabilities being exploited and no customers have been affected to date.
When such security warnings are issued, Netscape has committed to - and will continue to commit to -
resolving these issues in a prompt and timely fashion, ensuring that our customers receive products of the
highest quality and security.
NetScreen
In response to CERT Advisory CA-2002-03 "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Many Implementations of the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)" NetScreen began reproducing the tests and evaluating our vulnerability
to the various problems reported by CERT and OUSPG.
NetScreen's Global PRO and Global PRO Express do not have an SNMP agent or manager and are not sensitive to
the issues raised in VU#107186 (CAN-2002-0012), "Multiple vulnerabilities in SNMP v1 trap handling". No
change in behavior or operation is required.
NetScreen has tested selected security appliances and ScreenOS software versions for the issues raised in
VU#854306 (CAN-2002-0013) "Multiple vulnerabilities in SNMP v1 request handling", and has determined that
the SNMP agent within all versions of ScreenOS is sensitive to certain of the tests described by CERT and
OUSPG. NetScreen is continuing to test to confirm the full extent of platform and ScreenOS versions
affected. These vulnerabilities can in certain circumstances be exploited to produce a denial of service.
These vulnerabilities cannot be used to gain management control of the device.
NetScreen is working as quickly as possible to develop and test maintenance releases of ScreenOS software
that address these vulnerabilities. All NetScreen security appliances and systems shipped from NetScreen
after Wednesday 13 February 2002 have software pre-installed at the factory that addresses these
vulnerabilities.
For more information please see
http://www.netscreen.com/support/snmp.html
Network Associates
PGP is not affected, impacted, or otherwise related to this VU#.
Network Computing Technologies
Network Computing Technologies has reviewed the information regarding SNMP vulnerabilities and is currently
investigating the impact to our products.
Nokia
This vulnerability is known to affect IPSO versions 3.1.3, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.4, and 3.4.1. Patches are currently
available for versions 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.4 and 3.4.1 for download from the Nokia website. In addition, version
3.4.2 shipped with the patch incorporated, and the necessary fix will be included in all future releases of
IPSO.
We recommend customers install the patch immediately or follow the recommended precautions below to avoid
any potential exploit.
If you are not using SNMP services, including Traps, simply disable the SNMP daemon to completely eliminate
the potential vulnerability.
If you are using only SNMP Traps and running Check Point FireWall-1, create a firewall policy to disallow
incoming SNMP messages on all appropriate interfaces. Traps will continue to work normally.
Nortel Networks
Nortel Networks products not affected by the CERT SNMP Advisory
February 18, 2002
Enclosed is a current listing of Nortel Networks products not
impacted by the potential vulnerabilities in the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) as outlined by the CERT advisory
(CA-2002-003). We are continuing to test and evaluate our remaining
products and will be providing updates to this document. Additional
products may be added to this list as further product testing is
completed.
ATM/IP PRODUCTS
Intelligent Internet (reduce font size to be a subheading)
Alteon Content Manager (ACM)
DPN-100 Portfolio
NetID 4.X
Optivity Policy Services 1.1
Preside Magellan Data Provider (MDP)
Java Device Manager (JDM)
Optivity Network Configuration System CS 3.x (NCS)
Optivity Switch Manager (OSM)
Alteon iSD Secure Socket Layer Accelerator (SSL)
Alteon 180 and ACE Director Web Switches (WebOS) Releases 8.x and 9.0
Carrier Voice over Packet
Succession Multi-Service Gateway 4000 (MG4K)
ENTERPRISE
Meridian Integrated Applications (MIxxx)
Meridian Integrated Call Assistant (MICA)
Meridian Integrated Conference Bridge (MICB)
Meridian Integrated Voice Services (MIVS)
Meridian Integrated Personal Call Director (MIPCD)
DMS (Enhanced) Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE/EIPE)
DMS Link Peripheral Processor/Ethernet Interface Unit (LPP/EIU)
Digital Telephones
M3900 Series
M2000 Series
M3000 Executive Telephone
Analog Telephones
M8000/M9000 series
500/2500 type
Fibre Remote products
LONG HAUL OPTICAL
OPTera Connect DX Connection Manager
OPTera Connect HDX Connection Manager
OPTera Connect PX Connection Manager
S/DMS TransportNode OC-192
S/DMS TransportNode OC-48
S/DMS TransportNode OC-12 TBM
S/DMS TransportNode TN-16X
S/DMS TransportNode TN-64X
Long Haul Optical Management Products
These software products either do not use an SNMP agent or have
passed the CERT recommended test suite. The third party compute
platforms on which these products run may be equipped with an SNMP
agent software, but the server platform environment is controlled by
the customer. Nortel Networks recommends customers contact their
compute platform vendors for recommended corrective action.
Preside Site Manager
Preside Application Platform
Preside Trail Manager
Preside Multiterabit Element Manager
Preside Optical Applications
Preside Configurable Surveillance Adapter
Preside Configurable Trail Adapter
Preside IP Device Adapter
Metro Optical
OPTera Metro 3300/3400/3500 Next Generation SONET Multiservice
Platform (all versions)
S/DMS TransportNode OC-48
S/DMS TransportNode OC-48 OPTera Packet Edge (OPE)
OPTera Connect DX Connection Manager
S/DMS TransportNode OC-12 TBM
OPTera Metro 4200
OPTera Metro 4100 without OPE 100 card
S/DMS TransportNode TN-1X
S/DMS TransportNode TN-1C
S/DMS TransportNode TN-1P
S/DMS TransportNode TN-4T
(See Long Haul Optical Management Products comment above for the
following Metro Optical Preside products.)
Preside Site Manager
Preside Application Platform
Preside Trail Manager
Preside Manager for OPTera Metro
Preside Optical Applications
Preside Configurable Surveillance Adapter
Preside Configurable Trail Adapter
Circuit Switching
DMS Enhanced Network (ENET)
DMS Message Switch (MS)
DMS-10
DMS Series 60/70 Core
NT40
DMS XA-Core
DMS TOPS
DMS-100
DMS 100i
DMS-200
DMS-250
DMS-300
DMS-500
DMS Custom Specific Variants
DMS MMP/GSP
DMS LPP/EIU
DMS Input Output Module (IOM)
NETOnline
Spectrum Peripheral Module (SPM)
Real Time 1000 (RT-1000)
Extended Peripheral Module (XPM)
WIRELESS
TDMA Access
Intelligent Cellular Peripheral (ICP) - all versions and all
subsystems
Intelligent Cellular Radio Module (ICRM) - all versions and
subsystems
CDMA Access
Legacy Base Transceiver Station (BTS)--all versions and all
subsystems
Metro Cell all versions and all subsystems Base Station Controller
(BSC) - except Passport versions
GSM/GPRS/UMTS Access
GSM: Base Transceiver Station S8000 (S8000 BTS)-all versions
GSM: Base Station Controllers 12000, 6000 (BSC12000, BSC6000) -all
versions GSM: e-cell Base Transceiver Station (e-cell BTS)-all
versions
GSM: S2000 Base Transceiver Station (S2000 BTS)-all versions
GSM: Base Station Controller e3 (BSCe3) -all versions
UMTS Node B (all versions)
UMTS iRNC (excluding MDP/MDM OA&M device for Passport)
Wireless Core
Wireless Prepaid - (Nortel Intelligent Network-based prepaid product
for CDMA/TDMA/AMPS)
MDS
Adept
Novell
Novell ships SNMP.NLM and SNMPLOG.NLM with NetWare 4.x, NetWare 5.x and 6.0 systems. The SNMP and SNMPLOG
vulnerabilities detected on NetWare are fixed and will be available through NetWare 6 Support Pack 1 &
NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 4. Support packs are available at http://support.novell.com/tools/csp/.
OpenBSD
OpenBSD does not ship SNMP code.
Qualcomm
WorldMail does not support SNMP by default, so customers who run unmodified installations are not
vulnerable.
Radware
Radware has assessed its SNMP based products against the
vulnerabilities identified in CERT Advisory CA-2002-03. Product
specific software maintenance releases are being developed and will
be available in the near future. Please consult our web site
(www.radware.com) for additional information.
Until the releases addressing the SNMP vulnerabilities are available,
Radware recommends taking the following standard security
precautions:
* Disable all remote management access through all unecessary
interfaces using the SNMP or Management Ports Table feature,
depending on the specific software release in use.
* If possible, limit all remote management access to a physically
separate port that is connected to a secure management segment.
Redback Networks, Inc.
Redback Networks, Inc. has identified that the vulnerability in question affects certain versions of AOS
software on the SMS 500, SMS 1800, and SMS 10000 platforms, and is taking the appropriate steps necessary to
correct the issue.
Red Hat
RedHat has released a security advisory at
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-163.html
with updated versions of the ucd-snmp package for all supported releases and architectures. For more
information or to download the update please visit this page.
Sierra Wireless
We are not vulnerable.
SGI
SGI acknowledges the SNMP vulnerabilities reported by CERT and is currently investigating. No further
information is available at this time.
For the protection of all our customers, SGI does not disclose, discuss or confirm vulnerabilities until a
full investigation has occurred and any necessary patch(es) or release streams are available for all
vulnerable and supported IRIX operating systems. Until SGI has more definitive information to provide,
customers are encouraged to assume all security vulnerabilities as exploitable and take appropriate steps
according to local site security policies and requirements. As further information becomes available,
additional advisories will be issued via the normal SGI security information distribution methods including
the wiretap mailing list on http://www.sgi.com/support/security/.
SNMP Research International
The most recent releases (15.3.1.7 and above) of all SNMP Research products address the vulnerabilities
identified in the following CERT vulnerability advisories:
VU#854306 (Multiple vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 request handling)
VU#107186 (Multiple vulnerabilities in SNMPv1 trap handling)
A few of the malformed packets sent in these tests result in out of bound array references in allocated
memory and minor memory leaks. No consequences, other than potential denial of service on some platforms,
are known.
All customers who maintain a support contract have received either the new release or the appropriate patch
sets to their 15.3.1.1 and later source code releases addressing these vulnerabilities. Users maintaining
earlier releases should update to the current release if they have not already done so. Up-to-date
information is available from support@snmp.com.
Stonesoft
Stonesoft's StoneGate product does not include an SNMP agent, and is therefore not vulnerable to this. Other
Stonesoft's products are still under investigation. As further information becomes available, additional
advisories will be available at
http://www.stonesoft.com/support/techcenter/
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun's SNMP product, Solstice Enterprise Agents (SEA), described here:
http://www.sun.com/solstice/products/ent.agents/
is affected by VU#854306 but not VU#107186. More specifically the main agent of SEA, snmpdx(1M), is affected
on Solaris 2.6, 7, 8. Sun has released Security Bulletin #00215.
Sun Security Bulletins are available from:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/security
Sun patches are available from:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/securitypatch
Symantec Corporation
Symantec Corporation has investigated the SNMP issues identified by the OUSPG test suite and determined that
Symantec products are not susceptible to these issues.
TANDBERG
Tandberg have run all the testcases found the PROTOS test-suite, c06snmpv1:
1. c06-snmpv1-req-app-pr1.jar
2. c06-snmpv1-req-enc-pr1.jar
3. c06-snmpv1-trap-app-pr1.jar
4. c06-snmpv1-trap-enc-pr1.jar
The tests were run with standard delay time between the requests (100ms), but also with a delay of 1ms. The
tests applies to all TANDBERG products (T500, T880, T1000, T2500, T6000 and T8000). The software tested on
these products were B4.0 (our latest software) and no problems were found when running the test suite.
Tivoli Systems
IBM Tivoli has identified that, in the absence of properly configured perimeter firewall protection, the
following Tivoli products are potentially vulnerable with respect to the CERT Advisory CA-2002-03.
· Tivoli NetView for OS/390 Version 1 Release 2, 3 and 4
· Tivoli NetView for Unix Version 7.1and earlier
· Tivoli NetView for Windows Version 7.1 and earlier
· Tivoli Enterprise Console (SNMP adapter only)
· Tivoli Storage Network Manager
IBM is not aware of other affected Tivoli products at this time. IBM is investigating this vulnerability on
an ongoing basis and will update vulnerability information on its IBM Tivoli website if new information
becomes available.
· Tivoli NetView for OS/390
Evaluation is underway to assess any vulnerability. If exposures are found due to the advisory, PTFs will be
provided.
· Tivoli NetView for Unix, Tivoli NetView for Windows
The “trap handling” subsystems are vulnerable to a service interruption related to VU#107186.
The Mid-Level Manager agents on some platforms are vulnerable to a service interruption related to
VU#854306. These conditions are present in Tivoli NetView V7.1 and earlier. Solutions are currently being
tested and will be available in an upcoming service release.
· Tivoli Enterprise Console (SNMP adapter only)
Evaluation is underway to determine whether the SNMP adapter is vulnerable to a service interruption. If
exposures are found due to the advisory, fixes will be provided.
· Tivoli Storage Network Manager
Evaluation is underway to assess any vulnerability. If exposures are found due to the advisory, fixes will
be provided.
Please contact Tivoli support either via our web site at
(http://www.tivoli.com/secure/support/documents/security/index.html) or refer to PMR number (41203,000,866)
for patch availability and the most current information.
IBM Tivoli is expanding its usage of the Oulu University Secure Programming Group’s PROTOS c06-snmpv1
test suite to provide an expanded set of test scenarios.
Wind River Systems, Inc.
Current SNMP products from Wind River Systems: Envoy SNMP v9.3 Beta, Envoy
v9.2, Envoy v9.1, and WindNet SNMP v2.0, are not susceptible to VU#854306
and VU#107186 in our internal testing. We are continuing regression testing
on previous versions of Wind River SNMP products, and working with our
customers on more test cases. We will update this vendor statement as new
information becomes available.
Note: As Wind River's Envoy SNMP is a source code product, customer's
modifying of Envoy and implementation of proprietary MIB access methods MAY
introduce vulnerability to VU#854306 and VU#107186. Wind River recommends
individual testing of customer product's incorporating MODIFIED Envoy SNMP
source code.
Wind River customers under support and maintenance have received the current
product releases.
Please contact Wind River support at support@windriver.com or call (800)
458-7767 with any test reports related to VU#854306 and VU#107186.
Appendix B. - References
1. http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/
2. http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854306
3. http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107186
4. http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/denial_of_service.html
5. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1067.txt
6. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1089.txt
7. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1140.txt
8. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1155.txt
9. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1156.txt
10. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1215.txt
11. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1270.txt
12. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1352.txt
Appendix C. - Background Information
Background Information on the OUSPG
OUSPG is an academic research group located at Oulu University in Finland. The purpose of this research group is to
test software for vulnerabilities.
History has shown that the techniques used by the OUSPG have discovered a large number of previously undetected
problems in the products and protocols they have tested. In 2001, the OUSPG produced a comprehensive test suite for
evaluating implementations of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This test suite was developed with the
strategy of abusing the protocol in unsupported and unexpected ways, and it was very effective in uncovering a wide
variety of vulnerabilities across several products. This approach can reveal vulnerabilities that would not manifest
themselves under normal conditions.
After completing its work on LDAP, OUSPG moved its focus to SNMPv1. As with LDAP, they designed a custom test suite,
began testing a selection of products, and found a number of vulnerabilities. Because OUSPG's work on LDAP was similar
in procedure to its current work on SNMP, you may wish to review the LDAP Test Suite and CERT Advisory CA-2001-18,
which outlined results of application of the test suite.
In order to test the security of protocols like SNMPv1, the PROTOS project presents a server with a wide variety of
sample packets containing unexpected values or illegally formatted data. As a member of the PROTOS project consortium,
the OUSPG used the PROTOS c06-snmpv1 test suite to study several implementations of the SNMPv1 protocol. Results of
the test suites run against SNMP indicate that there are many different vulnerabilities on many different
implementations of SNMP.
Background Information on the Simple Network Management Protocol
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the most popular protocol in use to manage networked devices. SNMP
was designed in the late 80's to facilitate the exchange of management information between networked devices,
operating at the application layer of the ISO/OSI model. The SNMP protocol enables network and system administrators
to remotely monitor and configure devices on the network (devices such as switches and routers). Software and firmware
products designed for networks often make use of the SNMP protocol. SNMP runs on a multitude of devices and operating
systems, including, but not limited to,
* Core Network Devices (Routers, Switches, Hubs, Bridges, and Wireless Network Access Points)
* Operating Systems
* Consumer Broadband Network Devices (Cable Modems and DSL Modems)
* Consumer Electronic Devices (Cameras and Image Scanners)
* Networked Office Equipment (Printers, Copiers, and FAX Machines)
* Network and Systems Management/Diagnostic Frameworks (Network Sniffers and Network Analyzers)
* Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
* Networked Medical Equipment (Imaging Units and Oscilloscopes)
* Manufacturing and Processing Equipment
The SNMP protocol is formally defined in RFC1157. Quoting from that RFC:
Implicit in the SNMP architectural model is a collection of network management stations and network elements.
Network management stations execute management applications which monitor and control network elements. Network
elements are devices such as hosts, gateways, terminal servers, and the like, which have management agents
responsible for performing the network management functions requested by the network management stations. The
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to communicate management information between the network
management stations and the agents in the network elements.
Additionally, SNMP is discussed in a number of other RFC documents:
* RFC 3000 Internet Official Protocol Standards
* RFC 1212 Concise MIB Definitions
* RFC 1213 Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II
* RFC 1215 A Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP
* RFC 1270 SNMP Communications Services
* RFC 2570 Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework
* RFC 2571 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks
* RFC 2572 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
* RFC 2573 SNMP Applications
* RFC 2574 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)
* RFC 2575 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
* RFC 2576 Coexistence between Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management
Framework
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The CERT Coordination Center thanks the Oulu University Secure Programming Group for reporting these vulnerabilities
to us, for providing detailed technical analyses, and for assisting us in preparing this advisory.
We also thank Steven M. Bellovin (AT&T Labs -- Research), Wes Hardaker (Net-SNMP), Steve Moulton (SNMP Research), Tom
Reddington (Bell Labs), Mike Duckett (Bell South), Rob Thomas, Blue Boar (Thievco), Sunil Chitnis (Foundry Networks),
the Cisco Systems Product Security Incident Response Team (psirt@cisco.com) and the many others who contributed to
this document.
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Feedback on this document can be directed to the authors, Ian A. Finlay, Shawn V. Hernan, Jason A. Rafail, Chad
Dougherty, Allen D. Householder, Marty Lindner, and Art Manion.
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Revision History
Feb 12, 2002: Initial release
Feb 12, 2002: Corrected vendor appendix formatting issues
Feb 12, 2002: Added vendor statement for Inktomi
Feb 12, 2002: Fixed formatting problem in "Disable stack execution" section
Feb 12, 2002: Updated vendor statement for Juniper
Feb 12, 2002: Fixed broken link in Juniper statement
Feb 12, 2002: Updated Public Thanks section
Feb 12, 2002: Updated Covalent statement
Feb 12, 2002: Updated SNMP Research statement
Feb 12, 2002: Updated CVE and Comtek services links
Feb 13, 2002: Updated Cisco, Enterasys, FreeBSD, HP, Microsoft, Sun, and Tandberg statements, removed Tivoli statement
Feb 14, 2002: Added vendor statement for Aprisma
Feb 14, 2002: Added vendor statements for MG-Soft and NetScreen
Feb 14, 2002: Added vendor statement for iTouch Communications
Feb 14, 2002: Added vendor statement for F5 Networks
Feb 14, 2002: Added vendor statement for Sierra Wireless
Feb 15, 2002: Added vendor statement for MICROMUSE
Feb 15, 2002: Updated HP statement
Feb 16, 2002: Updated Nortel Networks statement
Feb 16, 2002: Added vendor statement for Foundry Networks
Feb 18, 2002: Added vendor statement for Tivoli
Feb 18, 2002: Added vendor statement for Radware
Feb 18, 2002: Updated Nortel Networks statement
Feb 19, 2002: Updated Nortel Networks statement
Feb 19, 2002: Updated F5 Networks statement
Feb 19, 2002: Updated Compaq statement
Feb 19, 2002: Updated IBM statement
Feb 19, 2002: Added vendor statement for Dell
Feb 19, 2002: Fixed bad link in Enterasys statement
Feb 19, 2002: Updated IBM statement
Feb 19, 2002: Added vendor statement for BMC Software
Feb 20, 2002: Added vendor statement for Wind River Systems
Feb 20, 2002: Added vendor statement for Concord Communications
Feb 20, 2002: Added vendor statement for CommWorks Corporation (a 3Com company)
Feb 20, 2002: Added vendor statement for Lexmark International
Feb 20, 2002: Added vendor statement for Check Point Software Technologies Inc.
Feb 20, 2002: Added vendor statement for Alcatel
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