From support_feedback@us-support.external.hp.com Thu Oct 25 10:13:46 2001 From: IT Resource Center Resent-From: aleph1@underground.org To: security_info@us-support.external.hp.com Resent-To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 04:34:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: security bulletins digest HP Support Information Digests =============================================================================== o IT Resource Center World Wide Web Service --------------------------------------------------- If you subscribed through the IT Resource Center and would like to be REMOVED from this mailing list, access the IT Resource Center on the World Wide Web at: http://www.itresourcecenter.hp.com/ Login using your IT Resource Center User ID and Password. Then select Support Information Digests (located under Maintenance and Support). You may then unsubscribe from the appropriate digest. =============================================================================== Digest Name: daily security bulletins digest Created: Tue Oct 23 3:00:03 PDT 2001 Table of Contents: Document ID Title --------------- ----------- HPSBUX0110-174 Sec. Vulnerability in JRE HPSBTL0110-001 Sec. Vulnerability in fs protection The documents are listed below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Document ID: HPSBUX0110-174 Date Loaded: 20011022 Title: Sec. Vulnerability in JRE ------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0174, Originally issued: 22 October 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ailure to fully implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUE: Sun Microsystems discovered a potential security issue in the Java Runtime Environment. The issue poses a possible security risk by allowing malicious Java code to access the system clipboard under certain circumstances. PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.20 and 11.x only. This security bulletin applies to Java on HP-UX. It does not cover software shipped on Linux or Windows/NT. POSSIBLE RESULT: Contents of system clipboard is accessed improperly. MANUAL ACTIONS: Determine what Java version you have, see below. SOLUTION: Install the latest Java releases, as described below. AVAILABILITY: These fixed releases are on www.hp.com/go/java now. They are not available from itrc.hp.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Background A vulnerability in certain versions of the Java(TM) Runtime Environment may allow malicious Java code to access the system clipboard under certain circumstances. There are no known attacks reported based on this vulnerability to the best of Sun's knowledge. B. Fixing the problem Obtain and install the latest releases of the Java products. For JDK/JRE 1.2.2 and JDK/JRE 1.3.x based releases go to www.hp.com/go/java. Section C. 1.) below will guide you in determining your installed Java version on HP-UX. C. Recommended solution JDK and JRE 1.2.2.10 or higher for HP-UX 11.x. JDK and JRE 1.3.0.02 or higher for HP-UX 11.x. JDK and JRE 1.3.1.01 or higher for HP-UX 11.x. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) HP-UX: Determining Java version information for JDK, JRE, & JPI -------------------------------------------------------------------- There are two mechanisms to determine which versions of the Java JDK/SDK (developer kit), JRE (runtime), or JPI (Java Plugin for Netscape) you have installed. First, you can use the following command to list the bundle revisions for any installed Java products: /usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle | grep -i java Second, you can ask Java to identify itself by executing the following: /bin/java -version where path is typically /opt/java - for Java 1.1 /opt/java1.2 - for Java 1.2 /opt/java1.3 - for Java 1.3 but may be an alternate location as specified during setup. The plugin (JPI) is installed in user's home directories, so you will need to check its version using the following. For Java 1.2: $HOME/.netscape/java/bin/java -version For Java 1.1, you must use: what $HOME/.netscape/java/bin/PA_RISC/green_threads/jre NOTE: Do not rely on Netscape's Help/About_Plug-ins menu to find the version number of the Plugin, because in some cases the version number is incorrect. a.) Unplugging the Plugin (Since the Plugin is manually installed into Netscape, it must be manually removed as well.) If you have a plugin that you wish to remove because it has a security issue, in addition to doing a swremove of the product you must also do the following for Java 1.1 and Java 1.2: rm -f $HOME/.netscape/plugins/javaplugin.sl rm -rf $HOME/.netscape/java ------------------------------------------------------------------- D. 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Vulnerability in fs protection --------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #001 Originally issued: 23 October '01 --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEM: File system protection does not work in all cases. PLATFORM: Any system running HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0 DAMAGE: Under certain conditions, users can have privileges on some files contrary to restrictions specified in file-system protection rules. SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch (see section B below). MANUAL ACTIONS: None AVAILABILITY: These patches are available now. --------------------------------------------------------------- A. Background Hewlett-Packard Company has discovered a vulnerability in the file-system protection subsystem of its Secure OS Software for Linux. It is possible too that users may have unauthorized privileges on files which have had protection rules specified on them. B. Fixing the problem Apply one of the following patches (depending upon the processor architecture on the installed system): Architecture Patch ID ------------ -------- i586 HPTL_00001 i686-UNP HPTL_00002 i686-SMP HPTL_00003 These patches are available as follows: - Use your browser to get to the HP IT Resource Center page at: http://itrc.hp.com Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login using your ID and password. Use your existing login or the "Register" button at the left to create a login, in order to gain access to many areas of the ITRC. Remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and your password. Under the "Maintenance and Support" section, select "individual patches". In the field at the bottom of the page labelled "retrieve a specific patch by entering the patch name", enter the appropriate Patch ID as specified in the table above. C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security Bulletins from the HP IT Resource Center via electronic mail, do the following: Use your browser to get to the HP IT Resource Center page at: http://itrc.hp.com and login as described in section B. above. In the left most frame select "Maintenance and Support". Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of the page), select "Support Information Digests". 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Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable for any misuse of this information by any third party. --------------------------------------------------------------- -----End of Document ID: HPSBTL0110-001--------------------------------------