-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =============================================================================== Security Advisory CERT-NL =============================================================================== Author/Source : Jan Meijer Index : S-99-34 Distribution : World Page : 1 Classification: External Version: 1 Subject : Four Vulnerabilities in the CDE Date : 14-09-99 =============================================================================== By courtesy of CERT Coordination Center we received the following information. CERT Coordination Center advisory CA-99:34 reports a vulnerability in the Common Desktop Environment. This vulnerability allows a user to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This advisory provides locations of patches to apply. CERT-NL recommends installing vendor patches as soon as possible and disabling the vulnerable programs until you can do so (or uninstalling the entire CDE package if not needed). Note that disabling these programs will severely affect the utility of the CDE environment. Additional information with regards to this vulnerability is placed in the advisory. The original advisory's URL is: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-11-CDE.html You are encouraged to check on updates of the archive regularly. You can automate that process by using the CERT-NL notifier service. All CERT Coordination Center advisories are mirrored by CERT-NL. The specific URL's for this case are: > ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/cert_advisories/CA-99.11 .CDE (Line is wrapped !) More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror), both present on ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/ ============================================================================== CERT-NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for SURFnet customers. SURFnet is the Dutch network for educational, research and related institutes. CERT-NL is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). All CERT-NL material is available under: http://www.surfnet.nl/surfnet/security/cert-nl.html ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security In case of computer or network security problems please contact your local CERT/security-team or CERT-NL (if your institute is NOT a SURFnet customer please address the appropriate (local) CERT/security-team). CERT-NL is one/two hour(s) ahead of UTC (GMT) in winter/summer, i.e. UTC+0100 in winter and UTC+0200 in summer (DST). Email: cert-nl@surfnet.nl ATTENDED REGULARLY ALL DAYS Phone: +31 302 305 305 BUSINESS HOURS ONLY Fax: +31 302 305 329 BUSINESS HOURS ONLY Snailmail: SURFnet bv Attn. CERT-NL P.O. Box 19035 NL - 3501 DA UTRECHT The Netherlands NOODGEVALLEN: 06 52 87 92 82 ALTIJD BEREIKBAAR EMERGENCIES : +31 6 52 87 92 82 ATTENDED AT ALL TIMES CERT-NL'S EMERGENCY PHONENUMBER IS ONLY TO BE USED IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES: THE SURFNET HELPDESK OPERATING THE EMERGENCY NUMBER HAS A *FIXED* PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH YOUR ALERT AND WILL IN REGULAR CASES RELAY IT TO CERT-NL IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. CERT-NL WILL THEN CONTACT YOU. ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.3i for non-commercial use iQCVAwUBN936XvE6s6q7Tf4RAQETcQQAmKRmEXo5evmVudBYpP8rVbMrw1h3dkiF 1wHf+AkXPsY2yA2Q90h9KIt74iHxtdmiYo7lKRlgLSmPRF30bRuPwS45O5xxpekY JbFSZ+fnfXGZBTSXLd3fU3Oj/HLqw509YzK7ZNTL9g4mrOnxkeIJQPhQTFynBKc7 fn0sDKXCyC0= =z6o4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----