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ESB-2003.0109 -- HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN -- HP Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX, Potential BIND Security Vulnerabilities

Date: 21 February 2003
References: ESB-2002.714  

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            ESB-2003.0109 -- HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN
       HP Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX, Potential BIND Security Vulnerabilities
                             21 February 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                BIND
Vendor:                 Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:       HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B
                        HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1
                        HP Tru64 UNIX V5.0A
                        HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0G
                        HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0F
                        HP-UX release 11.11 (11i)
                        HP-UX release 11.04 (VVOS)
                        HP-UX release 11.00
                        HP-UX release 10.20
                        HP-UX release 10.10
Impact:                 Root Compromise
                        Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                        Denial of Service
Access Required:        Remote

Ref:                    AL-2002.13
                        ESB-2002.714

Comment: The PGP signature for the HP bulletin is bad, however AusCERT
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SECURITY BULLETIN

REVISION: 0
 
SSRT2408 SSRT2410 SSRT2411 - HP Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX,
Potential BIND Security Vulnerabilities

 
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NOTICE: There are no restrictions for distribution of
this Bulletin provided that it remains complete and
intact. 

RELEASE DATE: February 2003 

 
SEVERITY:  High

SOURCE:  HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
         Software Security Response Team 

REFERENCE:  SSRT2400 (VU#844360 ),
            SSRT2408 - SSRT2410 -
            SSRT2411, CERT (CA-2002-31,
            VU#852283, VU#229595, VU#581682)


PROBLEM SUMMARY

This bulletin will be posted to the support website
within 24 hours of release to - 
http://thenew.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.html
Use the SEARCH IN feature box, enter SSRT2408 in
the search window. 

SSRT2408, SSRT2410, SSRT2411  BIND - (Severity - High)

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)

Potential BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) security
vulnerabilities have been reported to HP that may result
in buffer overflows, unauthorized access, or denial of
service (DoS) on HP Tru64 UNIX systems. These potential
security vulnerabilities may be in the form of local
and remote security domain risks.


VERSIONS IMPACTED:

HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B

HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1A

HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1

HP Tru64 UNIX V5.0A

HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0G

HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0F

HP-UX release 11.11 (11i)

HP-UX release 11.04 (VVOS)

HP-UX release 11.00

HP-UX release 10.20

HP-UX release 10.10


NOT IMPACTED:

   HP-MPE/ix

   HP NonStop Servers

   HP OpenVMS

RESOLUTION:

   HP-UX          

REF: SSRT2408, SSRT2410, SSRT2411 

HP has provided notice of the availability
of any necessary solutions through the standard
Security Bulletin HPSBUX0212-233  announcement
and is available from your normal HP Services
support channel and will be available from 
http://itrc.hp.com   search for HPSBUX0212-233


HP Tru64 UNIX

Early Release Patches (ERPs) are now available for
all supported versions of HP Tru64 UNIX. The ERP kits
use dupatch to install and will not  install over any
Customer Specific Patches (CSPs) which have file
intersections with the ERPs.  Contact your normal
support channel and request HP Tru64 services elevate
a case to Support Engineering if a CSP must be merged
with one of the ERPs.  

Note:  For the following versions, the solutions
provided in these ERPs do intersect with the solutions
provided for SSRT1-68u and SSRT1-69u.  Corrections
provided in SSRT1-68u, SSRT1-69u, and this set of
ERPs all update named and named-xfer.

HP Tru64 UNIX 5.0A PK3 (BL17)
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0G PK3 (BL17)


Please review the README file for each patch
prior to installation. 

HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.1B:
Prerequisite: V5.1B with PK1 (BL1) installed
ERP Kit Name:  T64V51BB1-C0002700-16642-ES-20030129.tar
Kit Location:  ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.1b/


HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.1A:
Prerequisite: V5.1A with PK3 (BL3) installed
ERP Kit Name:  T64V51AB3-C0099200-16641-ES-20030129.tar
Kit Location:  ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.1a/

HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.1:
Prerequisite: V5.1 with PK5 (BL19) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V51B19-C0167700-16640-ES-20030129.tar
Kit Location:   ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.1/

HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.0A:
PREREQUISITE: V5.0a with PK3 (BL17) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V50AB17-C0031104-16655-ES-20030129.tar
Kit Location: http://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.0a/

HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster   Server V4.0G:
Prerequisite: V4.0G with PK3 (BL17) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V40GB17-C0028000-16638-ES-20030129.tar 
Kit Location:  ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v4.0g/

HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster V4.0F:
Prerequisite: V4.0F with PK7 (BL18) installed
ERP Kit Name: DUV40FB18-C0090600-16637-ES-20030129.tar
Kit Location:  ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v4.0f/

The fixes contained in the ERP kits will be available in the
following mainstream patch kits:

HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B   PK2
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1A   PK5
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1      PK7
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0G   PK4
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F   PK8


Information on how to verify MD5 and SHA1 checksums is
available at: 
http://www.support.compaq.com/patches/whats-new.shtml

After completing the update, HP and Compaq strongly 
recommend that you perform an immediate backup of
the system disk so that any subsequent restore 
operations begin with updated software. Otherwise,
the updates must be re-applied after a future restore
operation.  Also, if at some future time the system is
upgraded to a later patch release or version release,
reinstall the appropriate ERP. 


SUPPORT: For further information, contact HP Services. 
 
SUBSCRIBE: To subscribe to automatically receive future
Security Advisories from the 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 HP supported product, send email 
to: security-alert@hp.com 

As always, HP urges you to periodically review your
system management and security procedures. HP 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. 

"HP is broadly distributing this Security Bulletin in
order to bring to the attention of users of the affected
HP products the important security information contained
in this Bulletin. HP recommends that all users determine
the applicability of this information to their individual
situations and take appropriate action. HP does not warrant
that this information is necessarily accurate or complete
for all user situations and, consequently, HP will not be
responsible for any damages resulting from user's use or
disregard of the information provided in this Bulletin." 


(c)Copyright 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company 
Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for technical
or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The
information in this document is subject to change without
notice. Hewlett-Packard Company and the names of 
Hewlett-Packard products referenced herein are trademarks
of Hewlett-Packard Company in the United States and other
countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein
may be trademarks of their respective owners. 
 

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