HP UX & MPEix Predictive Vulnerability
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INFORMATION BULLETIN
I-081: HP UX & MPEix Predictive Vulnerability
August 5, 1998 23:00 GMT
PROBLEM: Hewlett Packard has identified a vulnerability with the e-mail
or modem traffic to and from on-site customer machines and
Response Center Predictive machines.
PLATFORM: HP9000 series 700/800, HP-UX releases 9.X, 10.X, and 11.00.
All HP3000 Series 900 systems running MPE/iX Release 5.0 and
MPE/iX Release 5.5.
DAMAGE: Data transfer may be compromised.
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch noted below.
VULNERABILITY The information in the following Security Bulletin should be
ASSESSMENT: acted upon as soon as possible.
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Document ID: HPSBUX9807-081
Date Loaded: 19980728
Title: Security Vulnerability with Predictive on HP-UX
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HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00081, 29 July 1998
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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.
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PROBLEM: Fixes a problem with the e-mail or modem traffic to and
from on-site customer machines and Response Center Predictive
machines.
PLATFORM: HP9000 series 700/800, HP-UX releases 9.X, 10.X, and 11.00
DAMAGE: Data transfer may be compromised.
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch noted below.
AVAILABILITY: All patches are now available.
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I.
A. Background
Many on-site customer machines are running Predictive. This issue
is relevant to those users who send Predictive messages and/or
receive Predictive messages by modem or by e-mail, on all versions
released to date.
The predictive executable can be found in /opt/pred/bin.
B. Fixing the problem
The problem can be fixed by applying the appropriate Predictive
Support cumulative patch mentioned below.
C. Recommended solution
HP-UX release 9.04 PHSS_14587 and PHSS_5788,
HP-UX release 10.01 PHSS_15532,
HP-UX release 10.10 PHSS_15533,
HP-UX release 10.20 PHSS_15534,
HP-UX release 10.30 PHSS_15535,
HP-UX release 11.00 PHSS_14592.
Any HP-UX version released on or after June 1998 contains the
Security fix which shipped with that Indepedent Product release
(IPR), 9806. IPR's are currently shipped every two months.
D. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP Electronic Support Center via electronic
mail, do the following:
Use your browser to get to the HP Electronic Support Center page
at:
http://us-support.external.hp.com
(for US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, & Latin-America)
http://europe-support.external.hp.com (for Europe)
Login with your user ID and password (or register for one).
Remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and your password.
Once you are in the Main Menu:
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins,
click on "Support Information Digests".
To -review- bulletins already released from the main Menu,
click on the "Technical Knowledge Database (Security Bulletins
only)".
Near the bottom of the next page, click on "Browse the HP Security
Bulletin Archive".
Once in the archive there is another link to our current Security
Patch Matrix. Updated daily, this matrix is categorizes security
patches by platform/OS release, and by bulletin topic.
E. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the security-alert
PGP key, available from your local key server, or by sending a
message with a -subject- (not body) of 'get key' (no quotes) to
security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this Bulletin to
Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet community) for the
purpose of alerting them to problems, if and only if, the Bulletin
is not edited or changed in any way, is attributed to HP, and
provided such reproduction and/or distribution is performed for
non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable
for any misuse of this information by any third party.
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Document ID: HPSBMP9807-005
Date Loaded: 19980729
Title: Security Vulnerability with Predictive on MPEix
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HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: (MPE/iX) #0005, 30 July 1998
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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.
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PROBLEM: Fixes a problem with the e-mail or modem traffic to and
from on-site customer machines and Response Center Predictive
machines.
PLATFORM: All HP3000 Series 900 systems running MPE/iX Release 5.0 and
MPE/iX Release 5.5.
DAMAGE: Data transfer may be compromised.
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch noted below.
AVAILABILITY: All patches are now available.
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I.
A. Background
Many on-site customer machines are running Predictive. This issue
is relevant to those users who send Predictive messages and/or
receive Predictive messages by modem or by e-mail.
B. Recommended solution
The system administrator needs to obtain and apply the patches
mentioned below.
C. Fixing the problem
1. Obtain the patch
Obtain the appropriate patch from the HP Electronic Support Center,
URL: http://us-support.external.hp.com
(US,Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America)
http://europe-support.external.hp.com (Europe)
Follow the "Patch Database" hyperlink from the HP Electronic
Support Center home page.
2. Apply the patch
MPE/iX patches are unpacked using the UNPACKP script. UNPACKP
runs the MOVER utility to unload the truck file for the patch.
Hyperlinks for the UNPACKP script and the MPE Patch Installation
Guide are located on the main page for MPE/iX patches on
HP Electronic Support Center.
You need MOVER version A.00.02, EOF (end-of-file) 635, to unload
MPE/iX patches. You can download this version of MOVER from
the HP3000 Web Server at http://jazz.external.hp.com. Follow
the Shareware and Sources & Binaries hyperlinks.
D. Solution impact
All patches will require rebooting the system.
OSPKXA8 (A) for MPE iX 5.5
OSPKXC5 (A) for MPE iX 5.0
The problem will be fixed in the MPEiX 6.0 general release.
E. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP Electronic Support Center via electronic
mail, do the following:
Use your browser to get to the HP Electronic Support Center page
at:
http://us-support.external.hp.com
(for US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, & Latin-America)
http://europe-support.external.hp.com (for Europe)
Login with your user ID and password (or register for one).
Remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and your password.
Once you are in the Main Menu:
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins,
click on "Support Information Digests".
To -review- bulletins already released from the main Menu,
click on the "Technical Knowledge Database (Security Bulletins
only)".
Near the bottom of the next page, click on "Browse the HP Security
Bulletin Archive".
Once in the archive there is another link to our current Security
Patch Matrix. Updated daily, this matrix is categorizes security
patches by platform/OS release, and by bulletin topic.
F. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
security-alert@hp.com
Please encrypt any exploit information using the security-alert
PGP key, available from your local key server, or by sending a
message with a -subject- (not body) of 'get key' (no quotes) to
security-alert@hp.com.
Permission is granted for copying and circulating this Bulletin to
Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet community) for the
purpose of alerting them to problems, if and only if, the Bulletin
is not edited or changed in any way, is attributed to HP, and
provided such reproduction and/or distribution is performed for
non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable
for any misuse of this information by any third party.
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information contained in this bulletin.
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