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Digest Name: daily security bulletins digest
Created: Mon Feb 26 3:00:04 PST 2001
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Document ID Title
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HPSBUX0012-135 Sec. Vulnerability in kermit(1) REVISED01
The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: HPSBUX0012-135
Date Loaded: 20010225
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in kermit(1) REVISED01
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*REVISED01* HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0135, 21 Dec '00
Last Revised: 23 Feb. '01
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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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ISSUE: Kermit communications software contains a buffer overflow.
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700 and 800 running HP-UX releases 11.00,
10.20, 10.10 and 10.01.
POSSIBLE RESULT: Users could compromise system availability.
SOLUTION: *REVISED01*
Apply patches for HP-UX releases as follows:
for 11.00: PHCO_22665,
--->>> 10.20: PHCO_23319,
--->>> 10.10: PHCO_23320,
--->>> 10.01: PHCO_23321.
AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now.
CHANGE SUMMARY: Patches for 10.X are built on current code base.
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I.
A. Background
Hewlett-Packard Company has become aware of a defect in the
Kermit communications software supplied with its operating system
in various releases.
B. Fixing the problem *REVISED01*
The problem can be fully resolved by applying the appropriate
patches to the system. For HP-UX releases
11.00: PHCO_22665,
--->>> 10.20: PHCO_23319,
--->>> 10.10: PHCO_23320,
--->>> 10.01: PHCO_23321.
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terminating any instances of Kermit before installation of the
patch will assure that continued operation with Kermit is now
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