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Date: Wed Nov 12 2003 - 07:56:13 CST
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Digest Name: daily HP-UX security bulletins digest
Created: Wed Nov 12 5:00:02 EST 2003
Table of Contents:
Document ID Title
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HPSBUX0309-281 SSRT3631 Rev.4 sendmail
The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: HPSBUX0309-281
Date Loaded: 20031111
Title: SSRT3631 Rev.4 sendmail
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**REVISED 04**
Source: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
SECURITY BULLETIN: HPSBUX0309-281
Originally issued: 21 September 2003
Last revised: 11 November 2003
SSRT3631 Rev.4 sendmail
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NOTICE: There are no restrictions for distribution of this
Bulletin provided that it remains complete and intact.
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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PROBLEM: Potential security vulnerability in sendmail
IMPACT: Potential unauthorized Privileged Access.
PLATFORM: HP-UX releases B.11.00, B.11.04 (VVOS), B.11.11, B.11.22
SOLUTION: Download and install HPSecurityBul281a.depot.
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - NonUpdate
Download and install HPSecurityBul281a.depot.
AVAILABILITY: HPSecurityBul281a.depot is available from the
ftp site described below.
CHANGE SUMMARY: Rev.01 - Added fix for CAN-2003-0681.
Rev.02 - sendmail.811.11.22.r5 replaces
sendmail.811.11.22.r4.
Rev.03 - HPSecurityBul281.depot available.
Rev.04 - HPSecurityBul281a.depot available.
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A. Background
A potential security vulnerability with sendmail has been
reported in HP-UX. This potential vulnerability may result
in unauthorized Privileged Access.
This is the vulnerability reported in CERT/CC CA-2003-25:
<http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html>
New versions are available which also contain the fix for
the problem reported here:
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0681>
AFFECTED VERSIONS
The following is a list by HP-UX revision of
affected filesets and the fileset revision or
patch containing the fix. To determine if a
system has an affected version, search the
output of "swlist -a revision -l fileset"
for an affected fileset, then determine if
a fixed revision or the applicable patch is
installed.
HP-UX B.11.22
=============
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS2-RUN
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
--> fix: install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
HP-UX B.11.11
=============
SMAIL-811.INETSVCS-SMAIL
--> fix: install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
--> fix: install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
HP-UX B.11.04
=============
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
--> fix: install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
HP-UX B.11.00
=============
SMAIL-811.INETSVCS-SMAIL
--> fix: install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
--> fix: install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
END AFFECTED VERSIONS
B. Recommended solution
**REVISED 04**
--> Note: The depot listed in Rev.3 (HPSecurityBul281.depot)
--> had an incorrect file name for
--> sendmail.893.11.11.r4.
--> As a result the installation failed on B.11.11
--> with sendmail 8.9.3. HPSecurityBul281a.depot
--> corrects the problem.
System: hprc.external.hp.com (192.170.19.51)
Login: sendmail
Password: sendmail
FTP Access: ftp://sendmail:sendmailhprc.external.hp.com/
or: ftp://sendmail:sendmail192.170.19.51/
or: ftp hprc.external.hp.com
Note: There is an ftp defect in IE5 that may result in
a browser hang. To work around this:
- Select Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced
- Un-check the option:
[ ] Enable folder view for FTP sites
**REVISED 04**
-->File: HPSecurityBul281a.depot.gz
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To fix the problem:
1. Install the patches recommended in HPSBUX0304-253.
-->2. Download and install HPSecurityBul281a.depot
Details:
-->1. HPSBUX0304-253
MUST
be implemented before proceeding.
--> Note: If the files recommended in the Revision 2
of this bulletin have been installed there is no
need to install HPSecurityBul281a.depot. This
depot is a repackaging of the previous files.
-->2. Download and install HPSecurityBul281a.depot.gz:
a. Download HPSecurityBul281a.depot.gz
b. Unpack the file with gunzip(1)
c. Verify the cksum or the md5 sum.
cksum:
2465545458 6041600 HPSecurityBul281a.depot
md5:
MD5 (HPSecurityBul281a.depot) =
0f5b10df931513ad352f4ef9d796a897
d. Extract the "readme" file for further information:
cd directory_containing_depot
swlist -d -l product -a readme
$PWD/HPSecurityBul281a.depot
e. Install HPSecurityBul281a.depot with swinstall(1).
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Note: If you receive either of the following messages after
applying the fix, please follow the recommended action.
warning: /etc/mail/aliases has world read or
write permission. This is unsafe.
warning: /etc/mail/aliases.db has world read or
write permission. This is unsafe.
Recommended action
Execute the following commands.
chmod 640 /etc/mail/aliases
chmod 640 /etc/mail/aliases.db
sendmail -bi
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