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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

        ESB-2003.0036 -- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN:
                              HPSBUX0206-195
              Sec. Vulnerability in OpenSSH on HP-UX (Rev. 3)
                              21 January 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                OpenSSH
Vendor:                 Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:       HP-UX 11.11
                        HP-UX 11.00
Platform:               HP 9000
Impact:                 Increased Privileges
                        Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access Required:        Remote

Ref:                    ESB-2002.321
                        AL-2002.05
                        AA-2002.05

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**REVISED 03**
 Source: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
 SECURITY BULLETIN:   HPSBUX0206-195
 Originally issued: 27 June 2002
 Last Revised: 17 January 2003

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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:  OpenSSH input validation errors can cause faults from
          remote hosts in SSH protocol version 2.

PLATFORM: HP 9000 Servers running HP-UX release 11.00, and 11.11
          only with the T1471AA HP-UX Secure Shell product 
          installed.

DAMAGE:   Possible privilege increases, from remote locations.

**REVISED 01**
SOLUTION: A new binary has been prepared and is available.

**REVISED 03**
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - Update
- -->>            Install new binary version A.03.10.002 or 
                subsequent, which can be
                found on <www.software.hp.com>
                under "Internet and Security solutions".

AVAILABILITY: The new HP-UX Secure Shell binary is available now 
              (see below).
CHANGE SUMMARY: Revision 01 new binary available
                Revision 02 modify MANUAL ACTIONS field
                Revision 03 correct version, should be
                            A.03.10.002 
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A. Background
    Pursuant to the CERT Advisory CA-2002-18 on OpenSSH,
    Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a defect in the
    code in SSH, product number T1471AA.


**REVISED 01**
B. Fixing the problem
- --> HP has produced new binaries for its version which is based on
- --> OpenSSH release 3.1p1, its newest version of HP-UX Secure Shell
- --> (A.03.10.002).
- --> To retrieve this free software go to <www.software.hp.com>, under
- --> "Internet and Security solutions".

- --> NOTE: While Virtualvault 4.6 includes OpenSSH version 3, it does
- -->       not have the vulnerability mentioned in the CERT CA-2002-18.


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

   Use your browser to get to the HP IT Resource Center page at:

       http://itrc.hp.com

    Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
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    In the left most frame select "Maintenance and Support".

    Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of
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    To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins or other
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    or

    To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
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    To -gain access- to the Security Patch Matrix, select
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    matrix categorizes security patches by platform/OS release,
    and by bulletin topic.  Security Patch Check completely
    automates the process of reviewing the patch matrix for
    11.XX systems.

    For information on the Security Patch Check tool, see:
    http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/
    displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=B6834AA"

    The security patch matrix is also available via anonymous
    ftp:

    ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix/

    On the "Support Information Digest Main" page:
    click on the "HP Security Bulletin Archive".


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.

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   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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