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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                             
           ESB-97.127 -- Hewlett-Packard Security Advisory: #00071
           Security Bulletin for mediainit(1) in HP-UX 9.X and 10.X
                              3 October 1997

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Hewlett-Packard has released the following advisory concerning a vulnerability
in the mediainit(1) program under HP-UX 9.X and 10.X.  This vulnerability
may allow users to perform unauthorized activities.

The following security bulletin is provided as a service to AUSCERT's
members.  As AUSCERT did not write this document, AUSCERT has had no
control over its content.  As such, the decision to use any or all of this
information is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should
be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures.

Contact information for HP is included in the Security Bulletin below.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them
directly.

Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:

	http://www.auscert.org.au/information/advisories.html

If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AUSCERT or your
representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams).

Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au
Facsimile:      (07) 3365 4477
Telephone:      (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417)
	AUSCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours
	which are GMT+10:00 (AEST).
	On call after hours for emergencies.


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        HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00071, 02 October 1997
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 The information in the following Security Advisory should be acted upon
 as soon as possible.  Hewlett Packard 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 mediainit(1) command contains a defect.

PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800s running HP-UX releases 9.X and 10.X

DAMAGE:   Users can perform unauthorized activities.

SOLUTION: Apply the following patches as needed:

        PHCO_12326 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.30, or
        PHCO_12332 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.20, or
        PHCO_12342 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.10, or
        PHCO_12344 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.01, or
        PHCO_12346 - for s800 HP-UX release 9.X, or
        PHCO_12347 - for s700 HP-UX release 9.X

AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.
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   A. Background
      Hewlett-Packard Co. has discovered a flaw in the HP-UX
      implementation of the mediainit(1) command, used to prepare storage
      media for use.

   B. Fixing the problem
      Apply the patch after retrieving it from the HP Electonic Support
      Center (see below).  Only this will completely resolve the defect.

   C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
      Bulletins from the HP Electronic Support Center via electronic mail,
      do the following:

    User your browser to get to the HP Electronic Support Center page at:

          http://us-support.external.hp.com
       (for US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, & Latin-America)

          http://europe-support.external.hp.com
       (for Europe)


    Click on the Technical Knowledge Database, register as a user
    (remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and your password),
    and it will connect to a HP Search Technical Knowledge DB page.
    Near the bottom is a hyperlink to our Security Bulletin archive.
    Once in the archive there is another link to our current
    security patch matrix. Updated daily, this matrix is categorized
    by platform/OS release, and by bulletin topic.


   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
      message with a -subject- (not body) of 'get key' (no quotes) to
      security-alert@hp.com.

     Permission is granted for copying and circulating this Bulletin to
     Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet community) for the
     purpose of alerting them to problems, if and only if, the Bulletin is
     not edited or changed in any way, is attributed to HP, and provided such
     reproduction and/or distribution is performed for non-commercial
     purposes.

     Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable
     for any misuse of this information by any third party.
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