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Digest Name: Daily Security Bulletins Digest
Created: Thu Nov 2 3:00:03 PST 2000

Table of Contents:

Document ID Title


HPSBUX0011-128 Sec. Vulnerability in dtterm

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Document ID: HPSBUX0011-128
Date Loaded: 20001101
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in dtterm


  HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0128, 02 Nov. '00

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.


PROBLEM: dtterm has misuse potential.

PLATFORM: HP9000 systems running HP-UX releases 11.00, 11.04, 10.20,
10.24, and 10.10.

DAMAGE: Users can gain unauthorized privileges.

SOLUTION: Apply appropriate patches as listed below and see
instructions below.
For HP-UX release 11.00: PHSS_22320,
HP-UX release 11.04: PHSS_22548,
HP-UX release 10.20: PHSS_22319,
HP-UX release 10.24: PHSS_22546,
HP-UX release 10.10: not yet available.

AVAILABILITY: Patches are available except as indicated above.

I.
A. Background
Hewlett-Packard Company has been notified of vulnerabilities in
dtterm.

B. Fixing the problem:
Apply patches as listed below and change permissions where
patches are not yet available.

For HP-UX release 11.00:  PHSS_22320,
    HP-UX release 11.04:  PHSS_22548,
    HP-UX release 10.20:  PHSS_22319 and do chmod(1) (below),
    HP-UX release 10.24:  PHSS_22546,
    HP-UX release 10.10:  not yet available, do chmod(1)'s (below).

 Patches are not currently available for /usr/dt/bin/dtterm
 on HP-UX release 10.10.

 Patches are not currently available for /usr/vue/bin/dtterm
 on HP-UX release 10.10 and HP-UX release 10.20.

 Until patches are available the vulnerability can be removed
 by setting the permissions as follows:

 10.10:
         chmod 555 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm
         chmod 555 /usr/vue/bin/dtterm

 10.20
         [/usr/dt/bin/dtterm fixed in PHSS_22319]
         chmod 555 /usr/vue/bin/dtterm

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