hp.sendmail.8.8.6.DoS.txt

`Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:46:41 -0700 (PDT)  
From: CIAC Mail User <[email protected]>  
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Subject: CIAC Bulletin J-040: HP-UX Security Vulnerability in sendmail  
  
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The U.S. Department of Energy  
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INFORMATION BULLETIN  
  
HP-UX Security Vulnerability in sendmail  
  
  
April 26, 1999 17:00 GMT Number J-040  
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PROBLEM: sendmail release 8.8.6 causes Denial of Service failures.  
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800 Servers running HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00  
DAMAGE: Users can initiate a Denial of Service.  
SOLUTION: Apply the publicly available patches.  
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VULNERABILITY The risk is high. The HP bulletin states that this should be  
ASSESSMENT: done as soon as possible.  
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Document ID: HPSBUX9904-097  
Date Loaded: 19990419  
Title: Security Vulnerability in sendmail  
  
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00097, 20 April 1999  
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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  
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PROBLEM: sendmail release 8.8.6 causes Denial of Service failures.  
  
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800 Servers running HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00  
  
DAMAGE: Users can initiate a Denial of Service.  
  
SOLUTION: Apply the patches listed below.  
  
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.  
  
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I.  
A. Background  
Hewlett-Packard Company HP9000 Series 700/800 systems that are  
running sendmail release 8.8.6 accept connections sub-optimally,  
which cause security problems. Public domain fixes now in sendmail  
8.9.3 have been ported to HP-UX sendmail 8.8.6 release patch.  
  
B. Fixing the problem  
For HP-UX releases prior to 10.20, upgrade from sendmail 5.65 to  
sendmail release 8.8.6. See www.software.hp.com  
  
For HP-UX release 10.20: PHNE_17135;  
For HP-UX release 11.00: PHNE_17190.  
  
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