-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- [ For Public Release ] __________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN HP-UX X11/Motif Lib and Novell Netware Vulnerabilities Revision to Novell Netware in Bulletin H-92 August 15, 1997 20:00 GMT Number H-92a ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Two vulnerabilities exist for HP-UX; 1) in X11/Motif libraries, and 2) Novell Netware 3.12. PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 9.X and 10.X. DAMAGE: 1) Suid/sgid programs linked with X11/Motif libraries can be exploited to increase privileges. 2) Allows users unauthorized file read access. SOLUTION: Apply patches listed below. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The information on this vulnerability should be acted upon as ASSESSMENT: soon as possible. Hewlett Packard 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. ______________________________________________________________________________ [ Start Hewlett-Packard Advisories ] 1) Buffer overflows inX11/Motif libraries Document ID: HPSBUX9707-067 Date Loaded: 970730 Title: Buffer overflows in X11/Motif libraries - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00067, 30 July 1997 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Hewlett Packard 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. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEM: Buffer overflows in X11/Motif libraries. PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running releases 9.X and 10.X DAMAGE: Suid/sgid programs linked with X11/Motif libraries can be exploited to increase privileges. SOLUTION: Install the patches listed below. Any programs that are linked archived with any previous versions of the X11/Motif libraries must be relinked with the libraries in the patches. AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. A. Background - Several buffer overflow conditions have been identified. These have been present in all previous versions of the X11/Motif libraries. B. Fixing the problem - Install the applicable patches: PHSS_11626 9.X X11R5/Motif1.2 Runtime PHSS_11627 9.X X11R5/Motif1.2 Development PHSS_11043 10.0X X11R5/Motif1.2 Runtime (also for 10.10) PHSS_11044 10.0X X11R5/Motif1.2 Development PHSS_11043 10.10 X11R5/Motif1.2 Runtime (also for 10.0X) PHSS_11045 10.10 X11R5/Motif1.2 Development PHSS_11628 10.20 X11R5/Motif1.2 Runtime PHSS_11629 10.20 X11R5/Motif1.2 Development PHSS_11628 10.20 X11R6/Motif1.2 Runtime PHSS_11630 10.20 X11R6/Motif1.2 Development PHSS_9858 9.X VUE 3.0 PHSS_9804 10.01 VUE 3.0 PHSS_9805 10.10/10.20 VUE 3.0 PHSS_11373 9.X JSE A.B9.40 Then relink any suid/sgid programs that use X11 or Motif archived libraries. C. Recommended solution - Install the applicable patches and relink archived suid/sgid programs. D. Impact of the patch - The fixes are in the X11/Motif patches. The VUE and JSE patches make use of the libraries in the X11/Motif patches. E. 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HP is not liable for any misuse of this information by any third party. ________________________________________________________________________ - -----End of Document ID: HPSBUX9707-067-------------------------------------- 2) Novell Netware 3.12 Document ID: HPSBUX9707-068 Date Loaded: 970814 Title: Security Vulnerability in Novell Netware 3.12 on HP-UX - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- **REVISED** HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00068, 30 July 1997 Last Revised: 12 Aug 1997 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Hewlett Packard 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. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEM: Novell Netware 3.12 release B.10.08 or earlier, and B.09.05 or earlier allows unauthorized users to read files. PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800s running only specific releases of HP-UX 9.X and 10.X. See below. DAMAGE: Allows users unauthorized file read access. SOLUTION: **REVISED** Apply the following patches as needed: PHNE_11684 for HP-UX release 9.04, or -->> PHNE_10341 for HP-UX release 10.01, and PHNE_11722 for HP-UX release 10.01, or PHNE_11723 for HP-UX release 10.10, or PHNE_11724 for HP-UX release 10.20. AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now. CHANGE SUMMARY: Patch ID of HP-UX 10.01 corrected in SOLUTION: area. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. A. Background Hewlett-Packard Company has discovered a defect in the Novell Netware 3.12 product running on HP-UX. This defect is seen on both 9.04 and 10.X operating systems, and allows users to read files from an unauthorized PC. Native Netware is exempt from this defect. NOTE: The product in question only runs on HP-UX releases 9.04, 10.01, 10.10, or 10.20. B. Fixing the problem For HP-UX 9.04 users, simply obtain Netware release B.09.08.002 to be used as a full product replacement. This is the patch PHNE_11684. Installation will require rebooting the server. For 10.01 users, before continuing to use Netware, first obtain PHNE_10341 (the full product replacement patch B.10.08) and then apply patch PHNE_11722 (B.10.08.002). PHNE_11722 will not install unless PHNE_10341 has been previously installed. For HP-UX 10.10 and 10.20 update to the Netware B.10.08 release from the latest application release CD, DART32 or newer. Then install the appropriate patch (see above). C. 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