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Digest Name: Daily Security Bulletins Digest
Created: Wed Aug 19 15:00:03 METDST 1998
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Document ID Title
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HPSBUX9808-083 Security Vulnerability in BIND on HP-UX
The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: HPSBUX9808-083
Date Loaded: 19980818
Title: Security Vulnerability in BIND on HP-UX
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HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00083, 19 August 1998
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The information in the following Security Bulletin 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 Bulletin as soon as possible.
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PROBLEM: Security vulnerability in the BIND executable
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 9.X, 10.X & 11.00.
DAMAGE: May allow remote users to gain root access or to disrupt
normal operation on the name server.
SOLUTION: Install patches (below) which upgrade BIND to version 4.9.7.
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now, except as noted.
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I.
A. Background
The CERT Advisory CA-98.05 discusses two vulnerabilities which
affect HP-UX. Detailed descriptions of each problem and its
solutions are included in the advisory, available from:
www.cert.org/ftp/cert_advisories/CA-98.05.bind_problems
B. Fixing the problem
The problems can be fixed by installing the necessary patch.
HP-UX release 9.0, 9.01, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, & 9.07: PHNE_13187
HP-UX release 10.00, 10.01, 10.10 and 10.20: PHNE_14617
HP-UX release 10.24 : *PHNE_16204
HP-UX release 11.00: PHNE_12957
NOTE: * The patch for VVOS (10.24) is expected to be available
after 26 Aug. 98
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