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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 05:07:01 -0700 (PDT)  
Subject: Security Bulletins Digest  
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Digest Name: Daily Security Bulletins Digest  
Created: Thu Sep 9 3:00:02 PDT 1999  
  
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HPSBUX9908-102 Security Vulnerability in rpc.cmsd  
  
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Document ID: HPSBUX9908-102  
Date Loaded: 19990908  
Title: Security Vulnerability in rpc.cmsd  
  
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**REVISED 01** HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00102, 30 Aug 1999  
Last Revised: 08 Sept 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  
implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as soon as possible.  
  
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PROBLEM: Buffer overflow vulnerability in the CDE Calendar Manager  
Service Daemon, rpc.cmsd.  
  
PLATFORM: HP-9000 Series 700/800 HP-UX releases 10.2X, 10.30, 11.00.  
  
DAMAGE: Allows remote and local users to execute arbitrary code with  
root privileges.  
  
SOLUTION: **REVISED 01**  
Install the applicable patch.  
  
AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now.  
CHANGE SUMMARY: This revision affects only HP-UX 10.24 (VVOS).  
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I.  
A. Background  
This problem has been reported in CERT Advisory CA-99-08.  
  
B. Fixing the problem - Install the applicable patch:  
For HP-UX release 10.20 PHSS_19482;  
------>>>> For HP-UX release 10.24 PHSS_19702;  
For HP-UX release 11.00 PHSS_19483.  
There are significant patch dependencies for these patches.  
  
Note: HP-UX release 10.30 was a development release prior to  
the availability of HP-UX release 11.00. HP-UX release  
10.30 will not be patched.  
  
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