hp-ux.hpterm.txt

`Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:36:13 -0800  
From: [email protected]  
Reply-To: [email protected]  
To: [email protected]  
Subject: Security Bulletins Digest  
  
HP Support Information Digests  
  
===============================================================================  
o HP Electronic Support Center World Wide Web Service  
---------------------------------------------------  
  
If you subscribed through the HP Electronic Support Center and would  
like to be REMOVED from this mailing list, access the  
HP Electronic Support Center on the World Wide Web at:  
  
http://us-support.external.hp.com  
  
Login using your HP Electronic Support Center User ID and Password.  
Then select Support Information Digests. You may then unsubscribe from the  
appropriate digest.  
===============================================================================  
  
?  
Digest Name: Daily Security Bulletins Digest  
Created: Thu Mar 18 3:00:02 PST 1999  
  
Table of Contents:  
  
Document ID Title  
--------------- -----------  
HPSBUX9903-093 Security Vulnerability with hpterm on HP-UX 10.20  
  
The documents are listed below.  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  
?  
Document ID: HPSBUX9903-093  
Date Loaded: 19990317  
Title: Security Vulnerability with hpterm on HP-UX 10.20  
  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00093, 18 March 1999  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  
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: PHSS_13560 introduced a library access problem into hpterm.  
  
PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700 and Series 800, HP-UX release 10.20 only.  
  
DAMAGE: Users can gain increased privileges.  
  
SOLUTION: Install PHSS_17830.  
  
AVAILABILITY: The patch is available now.  
  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
I.  
A. Background  
  
PHSS_13560 introduced a library access problem into hpterm, the  
terminal emulator for the X Window system. (See hpterm(1)).  
  
B. Fixing the problem  
  
Installing patch PHSS_17830 completely fixes this problem.  
  
NOTE: Three older hpterm patches have been released including  
PHSS_13560, PHSS_15431, and PHSS_17332. All of these older  
patches are being superseded with the release of the  
PHSS_17830.  
  
Do not use PHSS_13560, PHSS_15431, or PHSS_17332.  
  
  
C. 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 categorizes security  
patches by platform/OS release, and by bulletin topic.  
  
The security patch matrix is also available via anonymous ftp:  
  
us-ffs.external.hp.com  
~ftp/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix  
  
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to  
  
[email protected]  
  
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  
[email protected].  
  
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.  
_______________________________________________________________________  
-----End of Document ID: HPSBUX9903-093--------------------------------------  
  
`