[security bulletin] SSRT5988 rev.1 - HP Tru64 Unix libXpm Remote Denial of Service (DoS) or Execute Privileged Code
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HP SECURITY BULLETIN
HPSBTU01228 REVISION: 1
SSRT5988 rev.1 - HP Tru64 Unix libXpm Remote Denial of Service
(DoS) or Execute Privileged Code
NOTICE:
The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.
INITIAL RELEASE:
20 September 2005
POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:
Remote Denial of Service (DoS) or execute privileged code.
SOURCE:
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
Multiple potential Vulnerabilities have been identified in the
X11 Pixmap routines used in the HP Tru64 UNIX Motif library
(libXpm) and in the X11 Image Viewer (dximageview).
Under certain circumstances, remote unauthorized users could cause
a Denial of Service (DoS), or execute arbitrary code.
REFERENCES:
CAN-2004-0914
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-2/PK4
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1A PK
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0G PK4
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8
BACKGROUND:
RESOLUTION:
Until the resolutions are available in a mainstream release patch
kit, HP is releasing the following Early Release Patch (ERP) kits
publicly for use by any customer.
The ERP kits use dupatch to install and will not install over any
installed Customer Specific Patches (CSPs) that have file
intersections with the ERPs.
Please contact your service provider for assistance if the ERP
installation is blocked by any of your installed CSPs.
The resolutions contained in the ERP kits are scheduled to be
available in the following mainstream patch kit:
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4
Early Release Patches
The ERPs deliver the following files:
/usr/shlib/libXm.so
/usr/bin/X11/dximageview
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3
ERP Kit Name: T64KIT0026421-V51BB26-ES-20050913
Kit Location:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?
patchid=T64KIT0026421-V51BB26-ES-20050913
MD5 checksum: 2b3bacc16e24ba95a981874009efecd8
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-2/PK4
ERP Kit Name: T64KIT0026461-V51BB25-ES-20050915
Kit Location:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?
patchid=T64KIT0026461-V51BB25-ES-20050915
MD5 checksum: b962e47a51c33706a3fe7ddf0ad4f059
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1A PK6
ERP Kit Name: T64KIT0026462-V51AB24-ES-20050915
Kit Location:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?
patchid=T64KIT0026462-V51AB24-ES-20050915
MD5 checksum: db68a200a69a7a74b469275be95edafd
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0G PK4
ERP Kit Name: T64KIT0026463-V40GB22-ES-20050915
Kit Location:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?
patchid=T64KIT0026463-V40GB22-ES-20050915
MD5 checksum: a696bdb209725696b170dde68329af90
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8
ERP Kit Name: DUXKIT0026464-V40FB22-ES-20050915
Kit Location:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?
patchid=DUXKIT0026464-V40FB22-ES-20050915
MD5 checksum: 220db58948a0f18dfd047b6c6a9146bf
General ITRC Patch Page:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
BULLETIN REVISION HISTORY:
Revision 0: 19 September 2005
Initial Release
Revision 1: 20 September 2005
Updated CAN Reference Number
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