Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 08:26:11 -0800 (PST)
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Digest Name: daily HP-UX security bulletins digest
Created: Fri Jan 25 5:45:03 PST 2002
Table of Contents:
Document ID Title
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HPSBUX0201-181 Sec. Vulnerability in IPFilter/9000
HPSBUX0201-180 Sec. Vulnerability with WU-FTPD 2.6
The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: HPSBUX0201-181
Date Loaded: 20020123
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in IPFilter/9000
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0181,
Originally issued: 23 January 2002
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The information in the following Security Bulletin 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 Bulletin as
soon as possible.
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PROBLEM: IPFilter fragment rule bypass vulnerability
PLATFORM: IPFilter/9000 product running on HP-UX 11.00 or 11.11
DAMAGE: A malicious user can change IPFilter's handling of packets.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to IPFilter/9000 version A.03.05.02 or greater
MANUAL ACTIONS: Install new software version
AVAILABILITY: IPFilter/9000 version A.03.05.02 is available in the
following places:
1) On www.software.hp.com. Go to the "internet & security"
section to get a free download.
2) Available on the December 2001 HP-UX Application Release (AR)
CD. IPFilter/9000 is free and has no codeword protection on
this CD.
3) Available as a selectable option on the December 2001 HP-UX
Operating Environment (OE).
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A. Background
This problem was reported as bugtraq #2545 on the SecurityFocus
website.
B. Fixing the problem
A fix has been made to the Open Source version of ipfilter.
This fix has been ported to the HP supported version of
ipfilter (called IPFilter/9000).
C. Recommended solution
Upgrade to IPFilter/9000 version A.03.05.02 or greater.
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-----End of Document ID: HPSBUX0201-181--------------------------------------
Document ID: HPSBUX0201-180
Date Loaded: 20020122
Title: Sec. Vulnerability with WU-FTPD 2.6
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0180,
Originally issued: 22 Jan. 2002
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The information in the following Security Bulletin 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 Bulletin as
soon as possible.
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PROBLEM: Security vulnerability in WU-FTPD 2.6., Format String.
CVE identifier: CAN-2001-0187
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0187
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 11.0 and 11.11.
DAMAGE: A remote user may execute arbitrary code on the server.
SOLUTION: Use the latest WEB upgrade which will upgrade WU-FTPD to
version 2.6 (rev b01.002)
MANUAL ACTIONS: Download and install the latest WEB upgrade.
AVAILABILITY: It is available now for 11.0 and 11.11.
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A. Background
There is a format string vulnerability in wu-ftpd.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) group
has assigned the identifier: CAN-2001-0187
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2296http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0187
B. Fixing the problem
To determine if wu-ftpd version 2.6 is installed on a system:
what /usr/lbin/ftpd | grep wuftpd-2.6
If version 2.6 IS installed, then apply the latest web
upgrade now. Registration for the download is necessary:
http://www.software.hp.com/
and search on "wu-ftpd" (without the quotes)
or:
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo
.pl?productNumber=WUFTPD26
If revision 2.6 is NOT installed, then make sure you have
installed the current patches for HP Security Bulletin
"HPSBUX0107-162 Security Vulnerability in ftpd".
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Subscriptions" button at the bottom of the page.
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To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
(in the middle column) "Search Technical Knowledge
Database".
To -gain access- to the Security Patch Matrix, or the
"The Security Bulletins Archive" select the link for
"The Security Bulletins Archive" (near the bottom of
the page). Once in the archive the third link is
to the current Security Patch Matrix. Updated daily, this
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:
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On the "Support Information Digest Main" page:
click on the "HP Security Bulletin Archive".
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
[email protected]
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)
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Permission is granted for copying and circulating this
Bulletin to Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet
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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.
________________________________________________________________
-----End of Document ID: HPSBUX0201-180--------------------------------------
