[security bulletin] HPSBUX02124 SSRT061159 rev.1 - HP-UX Sendmail MIME Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c00680632
Version: 1
HPSBUX02124 SSRT061159 rev.1 - HP-UX Sendmail MIME Remote Denial of Service
(DoS)
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon
as possible.
Release Date: 2006-07-31
Last Updated: 2006-07-31
Potential Security Impact: Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP-UX running
Sendmail
processing malformed multipart MIME messages. This vulnerability could
potentially
allow a remote unauthenticated user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
References: CVE-2006-1173
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, B.11.23
BACKGROUND
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
SMAIL-UPGRADE.INET2-SMAIL
action: install revision B.11.23.01.003 or subsequent
URL:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SMAIL813
HP-UX B.11.11
===========
SMAIL-UPGRADE.INETSVCS-SMAIL
action: install revision B.11.11.02.004 or subsequent
URL:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SMAIL813
For sendmail 8.11.1
HP-UX B.11.23
==========
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS2-RUN
action: install PHNE_34689 or subsequent
HP-UX B.11.11
===========
SMAIL-811.INETSVCS-SMAIL
->action: install revision B.11.11.01.010 or subsequent
URL: ftp://sendmail:sendmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/sendmail-811_10.depot
HP-UX B.11.00
===========
SMAIL-811.INETSVCS-SMAIL
action: install revision B.11.00.01.009 or subsequent
URL:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SMAIL811
For sendmail 8.9.3
HP-UX B.11.11
===========
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
action: install PHNE_34936 or subsequent
HP-UX B.11.04
===========
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
action: install PHNE_34927 or subsequent
HP-UX B.11.00
===========
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
action: install PHNE_34900 or subsequent
For sendmail 8.8.6
HP-UX B.11.00
==========
InternetSrvcs.INETSVCS-RUN
action: install PHNE_34900 or subsequent
END AFFECTED VERSIONS
RESOLUTION
HP has made the following software updates and patches available to resolve the
issue.
PHNE_34689 PHNE_34900 PHNE_34927 PHNE_34936 SMAIL-811, SMAIL-UPGRADE
The patches are available from http://itrc.hp.com
while webupgrades for sendmail 8.13.3 on B.11.11 as well as for sendmail 8.11.1
can be downloaded from http://software.hp.com
The following banner output and what(1) strings from these new binaries
(as of this bulletin release) are for reference.
For sendmail 8.13.3, HP-UX B.11.23
sendmail -bs banner:
Sendmail version 8.13.3 - Revision 1.003 - 2006/05/24
what(1) string:
Sendmail version 8.13.3 - Revision 1.003 - 05/24/2006
URL:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SMAIL813
For sendmail 8.13.3, HP-UX B.11.11
sendmail -bs banner:
Sendmail version 8.13.3 - Revision 2.004 - 2006/06/29
what(1) string:
Sendmail version 8.13.3 - Revision 2.004 - 06/29/2006
URL:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SMAIL813
For sendmail 8.11.1, HP-UX B.11.23
sendmail -bs banner:
Sendmail 8.11.1 (Revision 1.09)/8.9.3
what(1) string:
version.c 8.11.1 (Berkeley) - 28th June 2006 (PHNE_34689)
For sendmail 8.11.1, HP-UX B.11.11
sendmail-811_10.depot
cksum 3720753575 2949120
md5 01f5e7c1a67c0b0a1103abdaa2907f21
sendmail -bs banner:
Sendmail 8.11.1 (Revision 1.10)
what(1) string:
version.c 8.11.1 (Berkeley) - (Revision 1.10) - 17th July 2006
For sendmail 8.11.1, HP-UX B.11.00
sendmail -bs banner:
Sendmail 8.11.1 - (Revision 1.09)
what(1) string:
version.c 8.11.1 (Berkeley) - (Revision 1.09) - 4th July 2006
For sendmail 8.9.3, HP-UX B.11.11
Install PHNE_34936 or subsequent
For sendmail 8.9.3, HP-UX B.11.00
Install PHNE_34900 or subsequent
For sendmail 8.9.3, HP-UX B.11.04
Install PHNE_34927 or subsequent
sendmail -bs banner:
Sendmail 8.9.3 (PHNE_32006)/8.9.3; Fri, 7 Jul 2006
what(1) string:
version.c 8.9.3.1 (Berkeley) 11/05/2006 (PHNE_32006)
Special Installation Instructions - Note: sendmail is not supported in daemon
mode on
VVOS platforms. It is provided as a mailing agent (outbound) only.
For sendmail 8.8.6, HP-UX B.11.00
Install PHNE_32006 or subsequent
Note: PHNE_32006 or subsequent upgrades sendmail 8.8.6 to sendmail 8.9.3.
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - Update
HP-UX B.11.23 - install software upgrade
HP-UX B.11.11 - install software upgrade
HP-UX B.11.00 - install software upgrade
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) - 31 July 2006 Initial release
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