SSRT2301 - HP Tru64 UNIX uudecode Potential Security Vulnerability

TITLE: SSRT2301 - HP Tru64 UNIX uudecode Potential Security Vulnerability
 
New Kit Date:       04-MAR-2003
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  NEW KIT

Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2003.  All rights reserved.


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

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Name:  T64V51B20-C0142503-17077-ES-20030224.tar
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  2.1MB
     Kit Applies To:  Tru64 UNIX 5.1 PK6 (BL20)

     ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
        /usr/bin/sum results:
        11283   2140

        /usr/bin/cksum results:
        2955723309 2191360 

        MD5 results:
        5886ccfd1feecb5adf1328ec928b1bc4

        SHA1 results:
        4fcc033a54a3c0625be5e38f9c649d84f7b79e8f


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.


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 PK6 (BL20) prior to 
installing this Early Release Patch Kit.


SUPERSEDED PATCH LIST:

None.

KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT:

None.


RELEASE NOTES FOR T64V51B20-C0142503-17077-ES-20030224.tar:

     This document summarizes the contents and special instructions for the
     Tru64 UNIX V5.1 patches contained in this kit.

     For information about installing or removing patches, baselining,
     and general patch management, see the Patch Kit Installation
     Instructions document.

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 T64V51B20AS0006-20030210.tar (BL20)

 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
        > copy the kit to /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 C1425.03


3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit


Tru64 UNIX V5.1

PatchId                 Summary Of Fix
----------------------------------------
C1425.03                        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 C1425.03
                ./usr/bin/uudecode
                        CHECKSUM:       53564 740
                        SUBSET: OSFBASE510



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licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2003.  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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