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Digest Name:  Daily Security Bulletins Digest
    Created:  Mon Aug 30 15:00:02 METDST 1999

Table of Contents:

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HPSBUX9908-102   Security Vulnerability in rpc.cmsd

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Document ID:  HPSBUX9908-102
Date Loaded:  19990829
      Title:  Security Vulnerability in rpc.cmsd

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00102, 30 Aug 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 10.20, 10.30, 11.00.

DAMAGE:   Allows remote and local users to execute arbitrary code with
          root privileges.

SOLUTION: Install the applicable patch.

AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now.

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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 11.00         PHSS_19483.
      There are significant patch dependencies for both 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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