Title       : Security Vulnerability in CDE on HP-UX
Date        : 980121
Type        : SB
Document ID : HPSBUX9801-075

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         HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00075, 21 January 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:  The dtappgather program can create vulnerabilities allowing
          unauthorized privileged access or denial of service.

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800s running CDE on:
          HP-UX 10.10, HP-UX 10.20,
          HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS),
          HP-UX 11.00

DAMAGE:   The vulnerability could result in allowing a user
          to gain unauthorized access to the system or to
          create a denial of service.

SOLUTION:  Apply one of:
           PHSS_13723  HP-UX 10.10
           PHSS_13724  HP-UX 10.20
           PHSS_13725  HP-UX 10.30
           PHSS_13772  HP-UX 10.24
           PHSS_13406  HP-UX 11.00

AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now.
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I.
   A. Background
      The dtappgather program does not adequately check all
      information passed to it by users.  By exploiting these
      vulnerabilities, an attacker can gain either unauthorized
      privileged access or create a denial of service on the system.

   B. Fixing the problem
      This problem can be eliminated by applying one of the
      recommended patches.

   C. Recommended solution
      Apply the patch.

   D. Impact of the patch
      The patch eliminates the vulnerability.

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