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[security bulletin] HPSBUX02108 SSRT061133 rev.6 - HP-UX running Sendmail, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code



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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c00629555
Version: 6

HPSBUX02108 SSRT061133 rev.6 - HP-UX running Sendmail, Remote
Execution of Arbitrary Code

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted
upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2006-04-12
Last Updated: 2006-04-12

Potential Security Impact: Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company,
HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A vulnerability has been identified in Sendmail which may allow a
remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

References: CVE-2006-0058

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, B.11.23.

BACKGROUND

CERT has published a vulnerability report available at:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834865

This bulletin will be revised as other versions of Sendmail become
available.

To determine if an HP-UX system has an affected version,
search the output of "swlist -a revision -l fileset"
for one of the filesets listed below. For affected systems
verify that the recommended action has been taken.

AFFECTED VERSIONS

For sendmail 8.13.3
HP-UX B.11.23
==========
 ->SMAIL-UPGRADE.INET-SMAIL, revision<B.11.23.02.002
action: install sendmail-8.13_1123.depot

HP-UX B.11.11
==========
 ->SMAIL-UPGRADE.INETSVCS-SMAIL, revision<B.11.11.02.002
action: install sendmail-8.13_1111.depot

For sendmail 8.11.1
HP-UX B.11.23
==========
 ->InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS2-RUN
action: install UNOF_INET31734_1.depot or subsequent

HP-UX B.11.11
==========
 ->SMAIL-811.INETSVCS-SMAIL
action: install update to sendmail 8.13.3 by installing
sendmail-8.13_1111.depot

HP-UX B.11.00
==========
 ->SMAIL-811.INETSVCS-SMAIL
action: install sendmail-811_01.006.depot or subsequent

For sendmail 8.9.3 and previous
HP-UX B.11.11
==========
 ->InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
action: install UNOF_INET_29774_1.depot or subsequent

HP-UX B.11.00
==========
 ->InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
action: install UNOF_INET29773_1.depot or subsequent

END AFFECTED VERSIONS

RESOLUTION


HP has made the following software updates available to resolve
the issue.

Installations running sendmail 8.8.6 should upgrade to
sendmail 8.9.3 or 8.11.1.

Installations running sendmail 8.11.1 on HPUX 11.11 should upgrade
to sendmail 8.13.3.

The software updates can be downloaded via ftp from:

System: hprc.external.hp.com (192.170.19.100)
Login: sendmail
Password: sendmail (NOTE: CASE-sensitive)

ftp://sendmail:sendmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx /
or
ftp://sendmail:sendmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

The README.txt.pgp there contains cksum and md5 output for the
preliminary depots.

For sendmail 8.13.3, HP-UX B.11.23
  sendmail-8.13_1123.depot
  cksum 692720776 15759360
  md5 E09933A4AECC16B97A8F7ACF07060F84

For sendmail 8.13.3, HP-UX B.11.11
  sendmail-8.13_1111.depot
  cksum 954959898 5130240
  md5 C85EFD8AEDB16EEF1DF0FF65988350C0

For sendmail 8.11.1, HP-UX B.11.23
  UNOF_INET31734_1.depot
  cksum 3327957574 3317760
  md5 B17A7F5566214B35E983B3F53C309A17

  UNOF_INET31734_1.text
  cksum 2096860596 7487
  md5 565F7963B77BEE3EB2825990F60D1F6D

For sendmail 8.11.1, HP-UX B.11.00
  sendmail-811_01.006.depot
  cksum 4072259977 2846720
  md5 847aa9f1a154da9b07afc26d91fbaba6

  sendmail-811_01.006.text
  cksum 2379624538 36262
  md5 cac0d95747af260f40dac7cc943f6353

For sendmail 8.9.3 and previous, HP-UX B.11.11
  UNOF_INET_29774_1.depot
  cksum 3708819014 890880
  md5 8580A701FC19A49703C852440DBD25FA

For sendmail 8.9.3 and previous, HP-UX B.11.00
  UNOF_INET29773_1.depot
  cksum 2797348841 1372160
  md5 2b33f65a2c81894849a5a6eb7d67650f

  UNOF_INET29773_1.text
  cksum 2797348841 1372160
  md5 67acbcff161b71930365b3b77788fbde

After installation, verify output of what /usr/sbin/sendmail.
To check if installations are running sendmail 8.8.6 execute
"what /usr/sbin/sendmail" and check the version string.


MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - Update
HP-UX B.11.00 - install preliminary software updates from
ftp server
HP-UX B.11.11 - install preliminary software updates from
ftp server
HP-UX B.11.23 - install preliminary software updates from
ftp server

PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

HP-UX Security Patch Check: Security Patch Check revision B.02.00
analyzes all HP-issued Security Bulletins to provide a subset of
recommended actions that potentially affect a specific HP-UX
system. For more information:
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?
productNumber=B6834AA

HISTORY:
Version: 1 (rev.1) - 25 March 2006 Initial release
Version: 2 (rev.2) - 30 March 2006 updated md5 / cksum output
Version: 3 (rev.3) - 04 April 2006 updated B.11.23 depot,
added 8.11.1 for B.11.23 depot
Version: 4 (rev.4) - 07 April 2006 added 8.9.3 depot for B.11.11
Version: 5 (rev.5) - 10 April 2006 clarified affected versions
Version: 6 (rev.6) - 12 April 2006 added 8.9.3 and 8.11.1 depots
for B.11.00


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support channel.

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