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Source: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
SECURITY BULLETIN: HPSBUX0302-242
Originally issued: 12 February 2003
SSRT2330 Potential Security Vulnerability in rpc.yppasswdd
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PROBLEM: Potential security vulnerability in rpc.yppasswdd
IMPACT: Potential denial of service, unauthorized access.
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700 and 800 running HP-UX 10.10, 10.20,
11.00, 11.11, 11.22 using rpc.yppasswdd.
SOLUTION: For 10.20 and 11.22, until a patch is available install
the appropriate rpc.yppasswdd from the ftp site listed
below.
For 11.00 install PHNE_28102.
For 11.11 install PHNE_28103.
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - NonUpdate
For 10.20 and 11.22,
install the appropriate file:
rpc.yppasswdd_10.20,
rpc.yppasswdd_11.22_IA.
For 11.00 install PHNE_28102, no manual action.
For 11.11 install PHNE_28103, no manual action.
AVAILABILITY: The preliminary files are available now.
This bulletin will be revised when patches
are available.
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A. Background
A potential buffer overflow has been reported in rpc.yppasswdd.
The SSRT thanks LSD Research Group (http://lsd-pl.net) for
reporting this potential vulnerability to HP.
B. Recommended solution
Note: Customers running HP-UX revision 10.10 should
For 11.00 install PHNE_28102.
For 11.11 install PHNE_28103.
For 10.20 and 11.22 the following preliminary fixes
are available:
rpc.yppasswdd_10.20
cksum rpc.yppasswdd_10.20
575931685 28672 rpc.yppasswdd_10.20
MD5 (rpc.yppasswdd_10.20) =
cf362f855dbb9493282686cf4823afec
rpc.yppasswdd_11.22_IA
cksum rpc.yppasswdd_11.22_IA
2820469843 43836 rpc.yppasswdd_11.22_IA
MD5 (rpc.yppasswdd_11.22_IA) =
65124c969cc6ca3ab4ed04fe08b2ca94
If you wish to verify the md5 sum please refer to:
HPSBUX9408-016
Patch sums and the MD5 program
Download the appropriate files from the ftp site.
These files are temporary and will be deleted when
patches are available.
System: hprc.external.hp.com (192.170.19.51)
Login: yppass
Password: yppass
Copy the appropriate file to a protected directory
(called "<new_rpc.yppasswdd_path>" below) and rename it
"rpc.yppasswdd".
/sbin/rc2.d/S410nis.server stop
cd /usr/lib/netsvc/yp
cp rpc.yppasswdd rpc.yppasswdd.orig
cp /<new_rpc.yppasswdd_path>/rpc.yppasswdd rpc.yppasswdd
/sbin/rc2.d/S410nis.server stop
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Yours truly,
HP S/W Security Team
WTEC Cupertino, California