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Digest Name: Daily Security Bulletins Digest
Created: Wed Oct 28 4:20:04 PST 1998
Table of Contents:
Document ID Title
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HPSBUX9810-086 Security Vulnerability with SharedX
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Document ID: HPSBUX9810-086
Date Loaded: 19981027
Title: Security Vulnerability with SharedX
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00086, 28 October 1998
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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: The SharedX program recserv is vulnerable to a denial of
service attack.
PLATFORM: HP 9000 series 700/800.
DAMAGE: Excessive cpu usage.
SOLUTION: Install the patches listed below.
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.
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I.
A. Background
HP SharedX Receiver Service (recserv) provides a method for a
receiver to allow the sharing of windows without explicitly
performing any xhost commands. The Internet daemon, inetd,
executes recserv when it receives a service request at the port
listed in the services database. Certain messages to the port
can cause recserv to enter a tight processing loop
B. Fixing the problem - Install the applicable patch:
HP-UX revision 10.01 HP9000 Series 7/800 PHSS_16646
HP-UX revision 10.10 HP9000 Series 7/800 PHSS_16647
HP-UX revision 10.20 HP9000 Series 7/800 PHSS_16648
HP-UX revision 11.00 HP9000 Series 7/800 PHSS_16649
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or 11.X and install the applicable patch.
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