SSRT2301 - HP Tru64 UNIX uudecode Potential Security Vulnerability

TITLE: SSRT2301 - HP Tru64 UNIX uudecode Potential Security Vulnerability
 
New Kit Date:       25-NOV-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-C0142502-16065-ES-20021114
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  2.1MB 
     Kit Applies To:  Tru64 UNIX 5.1 PK5 (BL19)

     ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
	/usr/bin/sum results:  
	28664   2130

	/usr/bin/cksum results: 
	4026943865 2181120

	MD5 results:   
	4fe18e7d11d645f882daaf7338914c56

	SHA1 results:
	47fcd0772048e6cd453279ea6108fd52a3a1563d


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

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

  A potential security vulnerability has been discovered in the HP Tru64 UNIX
  operating system, where under certain circumstances, system integrity may be 
  compromised through improper file access (overwriting of files). This 
  potential vulnerability is in the form of a local security domain risk.

  The following potential security vulnerability has been corrected:

        o SSRT2301  uudecode    (Severity - Medium)

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 patch in this kit will also be available in Tru64 UNIX 5.1 Patch Kit 7.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

1) 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.

2) The patch in this ERP kit does not have any file intersections with any
   other ERP available at this time for this product version.

3) This ERP kit will NOT install over any Customer Specific Patches (CSPs)
   which have file intersections with this ERP kit. Contact your normal
   Service Provider for assistance if the installation of this ERP kit is
   blocked by any of your installed CSPs.


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-C0142502-16065-ES-20021114:

1 Release Notes

This Early Release Patch Kit Distribution contains:

   - fixes that resolve the problem(s) reported in: 
        o 94472 SSRT2301 
             * 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 C1425.02


3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit


Tru64 UNIX V5.1

PatchId			Summary Of Fix
----------------------------------------
C1425.02			Fix for SSRT2301, uudecode


4 Additional information from Engineering

None


5 Affected system files
This patch delivers the following files:

Tru64 UNIX V5.1
	Patch C1425.02
		./usr/bin/uudecode
			CHECKSUM:	60118 730
			SUBSET:	OSFBASE510


[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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»t64v51b19-c0142502-16065-es-20021114.tar