(SSRT0795U) Tru64 UNIX Potential Security Vulnerability in inetd

TITLE:  (SSRT0795U) Tru64 UNIX Potential Security Vulnerability in inetd

New Kit Date:       16-JUL-2002
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  NEW KIT

Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2002.  All rights reserved.


PRODUCT:    Tru64 UNIX [R] 5.1
SOURCE:     Hewlett-Packard Company

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Name:  T64V51B19-C0118403-14694-ES-20020624.tar
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  1.5MB 
     Kit Applies To:  Tru64 UNIX 5.1 PK5 (BL19)

     ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
	/usr/bin/sum results:  
	17643   1540

	/usr/bin/cksum results: 
	186824908 1576960

	MD5 results:   
	7e215dcf75dee076884edbf8eb88e9b0

	SHA1 results:
	21f9b074fbf3b1c81b698f98a001e91b2e99018e


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for Tru64 UNIX 5.1 that
contains solutions to the following problem(s):

 The potential vulnerabilities noted below have been corrected and patches are
  being made available for TRU64 UNIX:

  - inetd (severity high)  SSRT0795U

    A potential security vulnerability has been discovered within Tru64 UNIX
    inetd, which could potentially result in denial of service (DoS).

    Network DoS attacks make computer systems inaccessible by flooding a
    service, server or network with useless traffic so that legitimate users
    can no longer gain access to those resources.

The Patch Kit Installation Instructions and the Patch Summary and Release
Notes documents provide patch kit installation and removal instructions
and a summary of each patch. Please read these documents prior to 
installing patches on your system.

The patches in this ERP kit will also be available in the next mainstream
patch kit - Tru64 UNIX 5.1 Patch Kit 6.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

Install this kit with the dupatch utility that is included in the patch
kit. You may need to baseline your system if you have manually changed
system files on your system. The dupatch utility provides the baselining
capability.


INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES:

You must have installed Tru64 UNIX 5.1 PK5 (BL19) prior to installing 
this Early Release Patch Kit.


KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT:

None.


RELEASE NOTES FOR T64V51B19-C0118403-14694-ES-20020624.tar:


1 Release Notes


This Early Release Patch Kit Distribution contains:

   - fixes that resolve the problem(s) reported in: 
        o SSRT0795U 
             * for Tru64 UNIX V5.1 T64V51B19AS0005-20020411.tar (BL19)

 The patches in this kit are being released early for general customer use.
 Refer to the Release Notes for a summary of each patch and installation 
 prerequisites.

 Patches in this kit are installed by running dupatch from the directory 
 in which the kit was untarred. For example, as root on the target system:

	> mkdir -p /tmp/CSPkit1
	> cd /tmp/CSPkit1
	> 
	> tar -xpvf DUV40D13-C0044900-1285-20000328.tar
	> cd patch_kit
	> ./dupatch

2 Special Instructions

There are no special instructions for Tru64 UNIX V5.1 Patch C1184.03


3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit


Tru64 UNIX V5.1

PatchId			Summary Of Fix
----------------------------------------
C1184.03			Fix for SSRT0795U.


4 Additional information from Engineering


None


5 Affected system files
This patch delivers the following files:

Tru64 UNIX V5.1
	Patch C1184.03
		./usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/inetd.cat
			CHECKSUM:	18541 3
			SUBSET:	OSFCLINET510
		./usr/sbin/inetd
			CHECKSUM:	55537 62
			SUBSET:	OSFCLINET510


[R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries 
licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2002.  All Rights reserved.

  This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology
  of Hewlett-Packard Company.  Possession, use, or copying of this
  software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license
  from Hewlett-Packard or an authorized sublicensor.

       This ECO has not been through an exhaustive field test process.
       Due to the experimental stage of this ECO/workaround, Hewlett-Packard
       makes no representations regarding its use or performance. The
       customer shall have the sole responsibility for adequate protection
       and back-up data used in conjunction with this ECO/workaround.

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