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Digest Name: Daily Security Bulletins Digest
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HPSBUX9910-104 Sec. Vulnerability regarding automountd (rev. 01)
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Document ID: HPSBUX9910-104
Date Loaded: 20000502
Title: Sec. Vulnerability regarding automountd (rev. 01)
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**REVISED 01** HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00104, 21 Oct 99
Last Revised: 2 May 2000
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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: automountd can run user programs as root.
PLATFORM: HP-9000 Series 700/800 HP-UX releases 10.20 and 11.00.
DAMAGE: Allows users to gain root privileges
SOLUTION: Apply the patches noted below.
AVAILABILITY: Patches are now available.
CHANGE SUMMARY: This revision contains patch information.
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I.
A. Background
This problem was originally reported in CERT Advisory CA-99-05,
regarding the vulnerability in automountd which allows an
intruder to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of
the automountd process.
We had previously reported that Hewlett-Packard platforms were
not vulnerable; we now have new information showing that we
are indeed vulnerable.
**REVISED 01**
B.| Fixing the problem
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| For HP-UX release 11.00 apply PHNE_20371,
| for HP-UX release 10.20 apply PHNE_20628.
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| NOTE: There are various patch dependencies associated with
| this patch, and rebooting is required.
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