Date: 15 November 2002
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2002.640 -- COMPAQ SECURITY BULLETIN
SSRT2266 HP Tru64 UNIX IGMP Potential (DoS) Security Vulnerability
15 November 2002
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: HP Tru64 UNIX
Vendor: Compaq
Operating System: 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
Impact: Denial of Service
Access Required: Remote
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SECURITY BULLETIN: SSRT2266 HP Tru64 UNIX IGMP Potential
(DoS) Security Vulnerability
REVISION: 0
NOTICE: There are no restrictions for distribution of this
Bulletin
provided that it remains complete and intact.
RELEASE DATE: 13 November 2002
SEVERITY: High
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hewlett-Packard Company and
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Services
Software Security Response Team
REFERENCE: SSRT2266
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 SSRT2266 in
the search window.
SSRT2266 IGMP (Severity - High)
(IGMP = Internet Group Management Protocol)
A potential security vulnerability has been identified
in the HP Tru64 UNIX operating system that may result in
Denial of Service (DoS). This potential vulnerability
may be in the form of local and remote security domain
risks.
VERSIONS IMPACTED:
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
NOT IMPACTED:
HP-MPE/ix
HP NonStop Servers
HP OpenVMS
RESOLUTION:
HP-UX
REF: SSRT2266 IGMP
HP will provide notice of the availability of any
necessary solutions through standard security
bulletin announcements and will be available from
your normal HP Services support channel
and will be available from http://itrc.hp.com
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.
Please review the README file for each patch prior to
installation.
HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster V5.1A:
Prerequisite: V5.1A with PK3 (BL3) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V51AB3-C0076000-15793-ES-20021025.tar
Kit Location:
ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.1a/
HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster V5.1:
Prerequisite: V5.1 with PK5 (BL19) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V51B19-C0153600-15796-ES-20021025.tar
Kit Location:
ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.1/
HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster V5.0A:
Prerequisite: V5.0A with PK3 (BL17) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V50AB17-C0026000-15803-ES-20021025.tar
Kit Location:
ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v5.0a/
HP Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster V4.0G:
Prerequisite: V4.0G with PK3 (BL17) installed
ERP Kit Name: T64V40GB17-C0021700-15804-ES-20021025.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-C0084500-15850-ES-20021030.tar
Kit Location:
ftp://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/unix/v4.0f/
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
recommends 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 or
Compaq supported product, send email to:
security-alert@hp.com
HP and Compaq appreciate your cooperation and patience. As
always, HP and Compaq urge you to periodically review your
system management and security procedures. HP and 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.
"HP and Compaq are 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. HP and Compaq recommend that
all users determine the applicability of this information
to their individual situations and take appropriate action.
Neither HP nor Compaq warrant that this information is
necessarily accurate or complete for all user situations
and, consequently, neither HP nor Compaq will 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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