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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

       ESB-2001.140 -- HP Support Information Digest HPSBUX0104-148
                      Sec. Vulnerability in xntpd(1M)
                               10 April 2001

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                ntp
Vendor:                 Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:       HP-UX 10.XX
                        HP-UX 11.XX
Platform:               HP9000 Series 700
                        HP9000 Series 800
Impact:                 Denial of Service
                        Increased Privileges
Access Required:        Remote

Ref:                    ESB-2001.138
                        ESB-2001.139

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Document ID:  HPSBUX0104-148
Date Loaded:  20010407
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in xntpd(1M)

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY ADVISORY: #0148, 06 Apr. '01
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The information in the following Security Advisory 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 Advisory as soon as possible.

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PROBLEM:  The HP-UX NTP daemon contains an exploitable vulnerability.

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.XX and 11.XX.

DAMAGE:   Possible denial of service, increase of priviledge.

SOLUTION: Install the workaround configuration detailed below.

AVAILABILITY: Patches are currently being developed, whereupon this
              advisory will be upgraded to a bulletin.
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I.
   A. Background
      A buffer overflow has been discovered on various Unix-derived
      operating systems in its NTP daemon.  Hewlett-Packard Company
      ships xntpd on HP-UX releases and has determined that it too,
      is vulnerable.

   B. Recommended solution
      Hewlett-Packard Company recommends that xntpd be shut down
      on all systems not absolutely needing time-of-day synchronization
      with Internet standard time servers.

      On those remaining time-sensitive systems modify the default
      configuration file (/etc/ntp.conf) to use the "restrict" clause,
      to restrict all but allow some.

      We provide an example of a simple configuration.  Please refer
      to the man (1M) xntpd for further configuration details.

        # This server syncs from server 192.255.2.3 and provides
        # time services to client 192.27.16.30,  yet
        # blocks all others.

        server 192.255.2.3 prefer
        server 127.127.1.1

        # allow this client full access
        restrict 192.27.16.30

        # allow this server full access
        restrict 192.255.2.3

        # you need both of the following for the localhost
        restrict 127.0.0.1
        restrict 127.127.1.1

        # block everything else
        restrict default ignore

      NOTE:  Patches are currently in development.


   C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
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      ftp.itrc.hp.com
      ~ftp/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix"

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   D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to

      security-alert@hp.com

      Please encrypt any exploit information using the security-alert
      PGP key, available from your local key server, or by sending a
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