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From: IT Resource Center (support_feedbackus-support2-mail.external.hp.com)
Date: Tue Dec 16 2003 - 09:53:44 CST

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Digest Name: daily HP-UX security bulletins digest
Created: Tue Dec 16 8:12:12 EST 2003

Table of Contents:

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HPSBUX0309-282 SSRT3629 (rev.1) Security Vulnerability in HP-UX Secure Shell

The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: HPSBUX0309-282
Date Loaded: 20031215
Title: SSRT3629 (rev.1) Security Vulnerability in HP-UX Secure Shell

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**REVISED 01**
Source: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
SECURITY BULLETIN: HPSBUX0309-282
Originally issued: 22 Sept 2003
Last revised: 15 December 2003
SSRT3629 (rev.1) Security Vulnerability in HP-UX Secure Shell

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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: OpenSSH daemon has a buffer management error.

IMPACT: Possible privilege increase, remote execution of code.

PLATFORM: HP 9000 Servers running HP-UX releases B.11.00, B.11.11
B.11.22, and B.11.23 with the T1471AA HP-UX Secure
Shell product installed.

**REVISED 01**
SOLUTION: New binaries have been prepared and are available
for the following HP-UX releases:

    B.11.23 T1471AA_A.03.61.002_HP-UX_B.11.23_IA+PA.depot
    B.11.22 T1471AA_A.03.61.002_HP-UX_B.11.22_IA.depot
    B.11.11 T1471AA_A.03.61.002_HP-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot
    B.11.00 T1471AA_A.03.61.002_HP-UX_B.11.00_32+64.depot

**REVISED 01**
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - Update
Download and install the appropriate depot from
<software.hp.com>

AVAILABILITY: The new HP-UX Secure Shell depot is available now.
CHANGE SUMMARY: Rev.01 updated new location for patches.
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**REVISED 01**
A. Background
    Pursuant to the CERT Advisory CA-2003-24 and CA-2003-26 on
    OpenSSH, Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a defect in
    the code of its comparable offering, the HP Secure Shell,
    product number T1471AA.

   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.11.00
     HP-UX B.11.11
     HP-UX B.11.22
     HP-UX B.11.23
     =============
     Secure_Shell.SECURE_SHELL
     fix: revision A.03.61.002 or subsequent

END AFFECTED VERSIONS

B. Fixing the problem
    HP has produced the following free downloads which fix the
    defects for its version, which is based on OpenSSH release
    3.6.2. Called A.03.61.002, it is the newest version of
    HP-UX Secure Shell. There are required libc, PAM and patch
    bundles (see Release Notes in download).

The downloads address releases B.11.00, B.11.11, B.11.22,
and B.11.23.

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