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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

       ESB-2001.097 -- HP Support Information Digests HPSBUX0102-142
                     Sec. Vulnerability in OV OmniBack
                               5 March 2001

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                OpenView OmniBack
Vendor:                 Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:       Windows NT 4.0
                        Windows 2000
                        HP-UX 10.X and 11.X
Impact:                 Administrator Compromise
Access Required:        Remote

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Document ID:  HPSBUX0102-142
Date Loaded:  20010228
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in OV OmniBack

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   HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0142, 28 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:  Security vulnerability with HP OpenView OmniBack Clients,
        where unauthorized remote users can start a shell as System
        Administrator.

PLATFORM: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and HP-UX Systems running
          OmniBack Version 3.00 or later.

DAMAGE:   Full System access for unauthorized remote users.

SOLUTION: Enable OmniBack security features and apply appropriate
          patches as follows:
          PHSS_22914     - OmniBack version 3.50 on HP-UX 10.X
          PHSS_22915     - OmniBack version 3.50 on HP-UX 11.X

          PHSS_23095     - OmniBack version 3.10 on HP-UX 10.X
          PHSS_23096     - OmniBack version 3.10 on HP-UX 11.X

          PHSS_23103     - OmniBack version 3.00 on HP-UX 10.X
          PHSS_23104     - OmniBack version 3.00 on HP-UX 11.X

          For Windows NT/2000 based Omniback apply:
          OmniBack_00017 - OmniBack version 3.50 on Win NT/2000

AVAILABILITY: The patches are currently available.

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I.
    A. Background
       In HP OpenView OmniBack's communication between clients and
       the Cell Manager, the following patches implement a more
       appropriate security precaution code.

    B. Fixing the problem
       Enable the OmniBack security features as described in the
       Administrator's Guide for version 3.10, Chapter 11, in Section
       'Adding Security for Client Access'.
       For version 3.50 this is described in the 'Installation and
       Licensing Guide', Chapter 3, Section 'Security Considerations'.

       To fully eliminate the problem, install the respective patch
       on the OmniBack Cell Manager system and on the Installation
       Server, then distribute the patched binaries to the OmniBack
       clients using the Client Upgrade action in the OmniBack
       Manager GUI.

       The NT/2000 patch which follows can be obtained at the
       following site:
          http://ovweb.external.hp.com/cpe/patches

          OmniBack_00017 - OmniBack version 3.50 on Win NT/2000

       while the following HP-UX patches can be obtained from
          http://itrc.hp.com

        PHSS_22914     - OmniBack version 3.50 on HP-UX 10.x
        PHSS_22915     - OmniBack version 3.50 on HP-UX 11.x

        PHSS_23095     - OmniBack version 3.10 on HP-UX 10.x
        PHSS_23096     - OmniBack version 3.10 on HP-UX 11.x

        PHSS_23103     - OmniBack version 3.00 on HP-UX 10.x
        PHSS_23104     - OmniBack version 3.00 on HP-UX 11.x


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