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                ESB-1999.123 -- Sun Security Bulletin #00188
                                  rpc.cmsd
                               31 August 1999

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Sun Microsystems, Inc. has issued the following bulletin announcing the
release of patches addressing a buffer overflow vulnerability in the
Calendar Manager Service daemon, rpc.cmsd. This vulnerability may allow
users to gain root access.

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 		   Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
 		
Bulletin Number:	#00188
Date: 			August 25, 1999
Cross-Ref:		CERT CA-99-08
Title:			rpc.cmsd
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1.  Bulletin Topics

    Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris(tm) 7, 2.6, 2.5.1,
    2.5, 2.4, 2.3 (SunOS(tm) 5.7, 5.6, 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3), SunOS 4.1.4, 
    and 4.1.3_U1, which relate to a vulnerability involving rpc.cmsd.

    Sun recommends that you:
    
      Install the OpenWindows patches listed in section 4 immediately on 
      systems running SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.3_U1.

      Install the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) patches listed in 
      section 4 immediately on systems running SunOS 5.7 and 5.6.
    
      Install the CDE patches listed in section 4 immediately on systems
      running SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5, and 5.4 with CDE 1.0.2 or 1.0.1 installed.
    
2.  Who is Affected
	
    Vulnerable:     SunOS 5.7, 5.7_x86, 5.6, 5.6_x86, 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 
                          5.5, 5.5_x86, 5.4, 5.4_x86, 5.3, 
                          4.1.4, and 4.1.3_U1.
                 
    Not vulnerable: All other supported versions of SunOS.
    
3.  Understanding the Vulnerability

    The rpc.cmsd is a small database manager for appointment and 
    resource-scheduling data. Its primary client is Calendar Manager 
    in OpenWindows, and Calendar in CDE. A buffer overflow vulnerability
    has been discovered which may be exploited to execute arbitrary 
    instructions and gain root access.
    
4.  List of Patches

    The following patches are available in relation to the above problem.
    
    OpenWindows:
     	
    SunOS version	Patch ID	
    _____________	_________
 
    SunOS 5.5.1		104976-04		
    SunOS 5.5.1_x86	105124-03	
    SunOS 5.5		103251-09	
    SunOS 5.5_x86	103273-07	
    SunOS 5.4		102030-10	
    SunOS 5.4_x86	102031-08	
    SunOS 5.3		101513-14
    SunOS 4.1.4		100523-25
    SunOS 4.1.3_U1	100523-25
    
    CDE:
    
    SunOS versions			CDE version	Patch ID
    ______________			___________	________
   
    5.7					1.3		107022-04
    5.7_x86				1.3_x86		107023-04
    5.6					1.2		105566-07
    5.6_x86				1.2_x86		105567-08
    5.5.1, 5.5, 5.4			1.0.2		103670-07	 
    5.5.1_x86, 5.5_x86, 5.4_x86		1.0.2_x86	103717-08	 
    5.5, 5.4				1.0.1		103671-07	  
    5.5_x86, 5.4_x86			1.0.1_x86	103718-08	
    
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APPENDICES

A.  Patches listed in this bulletin are available to all Sun customers at:
    
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/patch-license&nav=pub-patches

B.  Checksums for the patches listed in this bulletin are available at:

    ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/CHECKSUMS

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