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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

       ESB-2001.064 -- HP Support Information Digests HPSBUX0102-139
                Sec. Vulnerability in iPlanet 4.X in VV4.0
                             16 February 2001

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                iPlanet 4.X in VirtualVault 4.0
Vendor:                 Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:       HP-UX 11.04
Platform:               HP9000 Series 700 and 800
Impact:                 Denial of Service
Access Required:        Remote

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Document ID:  HPSBUX0102-139
Date Loaded:  20010213
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in iPlanet 4.X in VV4.0

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   HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0139 12 Feb. '01
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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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ISSUE:  Potential HTTPS instability with iPlanet 4.X in VirtualVault 4.0

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 7/800 running:
          HP-UX 11.04 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.04.00

DAMAGE:   Potential denial of service

SOLUTION: Apply patch PHSS_23215 for HPUX VVOS 11.04.

AVAILABILITY: The patch is currently available.
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I.
  A. Background
     IPlanet Web Server(iWS), Enterprise Edition 4.x product  has a
     potential stability problem when receiving secured web requests
     (Netscape Enterprise versions 3.X are not affected).  IWS 4.X is
     embedded in the VirtualVault product.

  B. Fixing the problem
     The problem can be eliminated by installing the recommended patch.
     Hewlett-Packard recommends that the following patch be loaded
     as applicable:

     HP-UX 11.04 (VVOS) with VirtualVault A.04.00 (US/Canada):
              PHSS_23215

     NOTE: A reboot is required plus there is an additional a dependency
           on PHSS_22918.

     Due to the export controlled nature of patch PHSS_23215 and it's
     size (>60MB),  it will NOT be available at itrc.hp.com.  Please
     contact your local Hewlett-Packard Company Response Center so that
     they can make arrangements for a ftp transfer.

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