Published:
21 February 2002
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2002.095 -- HP Support Information Digests
Sec. Vulnerability in SNMP (rev. 2)
22 February 2002
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: SNMP
Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Platform: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX 10.x and 11.x
HP Procurve switches
JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
Impact: Denial of Service
Inappropriate Access
Access Required: Remote
Ref: AL-2002.02
ESB-2002.075
ESB-2002.065
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Document ID: HPSBUX0202-184
Date Loaded: 20020212
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in SNMP (rev. 2)
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**REVISED 02** HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0184,
Originally issued: 12 Feb. 2002
Last revised: 20 Feb. 2002
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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: Vulnerabilities in SNMP request and trap handling.
**REVISED 02**
PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700 and Series 800 running HP-UX
releases 10.X and 11.X
HP Procurve switches
- ---->> JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
- ---->> MC/ServiceGuard, EMS HA Monitors
DAMAGE: Possible denial-of-service, service interruptions,
unauthorized access.
**REVISED 02**
SOLUTION: Apply patches or implement workarounds. See below.
For HP-UX releases:
PHSS_26137 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 OV EMANATE14.2 Agent
PHSS_26138 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X OV EMANATE14.2 Agent
PSOV_03087 Solaris 2.X EMANATE Release 14.2
- ---->> For systems running OV NNM:
- ---->> PHSS_26286 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 ovtrapd large trap fix
- ---->> PHSS_26287 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X ovtrapd large trap fix
- ---->> PSOV_03100 Solaris 2.X ovtrapd large trap fix
- ---->> NNM_00857 NT 4.X/Windows 2000 ovtrapd large trap fix>
MANUAL ACTIONS: Upgrade or workaround action per below.
AVAILABILITY: Patches for some affected systems are available now.
CHANGE SUMMARY: Rev.01 affected HP Procurve scope expanded,
plus Procurve patch availability added.
NNM ovtrapd patch availability added.
Rev.02 SG and EMS found not vulnerable.
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A. Background
CERT has issued an advisory:
CERT Advisory CA-2002-03 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Many
Implementations of the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMPv1) containing information about the vulnerabilities.
Hewlett-Packard Company will revise this bulletin as new
information becomes available.
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hp Procurve switches
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We are still in the process of determining which other HP
Procurve products are subject to these vulnerabilities.
We have created fixes for products below which will resolve
these issues. See Section C below.
Customers can download these patches in the form of software
upgrades at:
http://www.hp.com/rnd/software/switches.htm
Product Fix revision number
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HP Procurve Switch 2524 (J4813A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 2512 (J4812A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL (J4865A) G.04.05 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL-bundle (J4861A) G.04.05 or greater
Not all HP Procurve products have completed testing, nor are
they listed here, and may or may not have these vulnerabilities.
This bulletin will again be updated as new information becomes
available.
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NNM (Network Node Manager)
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Some problems found in NNM product were related to trap
handling. Patches are available. See Section C below.
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JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
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ONLY some older versions of JetDirect Firmware are
vulnerable to some of the issues. The older firmware
can be upgraded in most cases, see list below.
JetDirect Firmware Version State
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X.08.32 and higher NOT Vulnerable
X.21.00 and higher NOT Vulnerable
where X represents an alpha character for your device.
JetDirect Product Numbers that can be freely upgraded
to X.08.32 or X.21.00 or higher firmware.
EIO (Peripherals Laserjet 4000, 5000, 8000, etc...)
J3110A 10T
J3111A 10T/10B2/LocalTalk
J3112A Token Ring (discontinued)
J3113A 10/100 (discontinued)
J4169A 10/100
J4167A Token Ring
MIO (Peripherals LaserJet 4, 4si, 5si, etc...)
J2550A/B 10T (discontinued)
J2552A/B 10T/10Base2/LocalTalk (discontinued)
J2555A/B Token Ring (discontinued)
J4100A 10/100
J4105A Token Ring
J4106A 10T
External Print Servers
J2591A EX+ (discontinued)
J2593A EX+3 10T/10B2 (discontinued)
J2594A EX+3 Token Ring (discontinued)
J3263A 300X 10/100
J3264A 500X Token Ring
J3265A 500X 10/100
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HP-UX Systems running snmpd or OPENVIEW
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Any HP-UX 10.X or 11.X system running snmpd or snmpdm is
vulnerable. To determine if your HP-UX system has snmpd
or snmpdm installed:
swlist -l file | grep snmpd
B. Fixing the problem
Install the appropriate patch or firmware revision or work
around problem as detailed below.
C. Recommended solution
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hp Procurve switches
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Customers can download these patches in the form of software
upgrades at:
http://www.hp.com/rnd/software/switches.htm
Product Fix revision number
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HP Procurve Switch 2524 (J4813A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 2512 (J4812A) F.04.08 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL (J4865A) G.04.05 or greater
HP Procurve Switch 4108GL-bundle (J4861A) G.04.05 or greater
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NNM (Network Node Manager)
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Problems found in the NNM product (related only to trap
handling) are addressed in patches available at:
http://support.openview.hp.com/cpe/patches/nnm/6.2/s700_800_11.X.jsp
PHSS_26286 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 ovtrapd large trap fix
PHSS_26287 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X ovtrapd large trap fix
PSOV_03100 Solaris 2.X ovtrapd large trap fix
NNM_00857 NT 4.X/Windows 2000 ovtrapd large trap fix
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MC/ServiceGuard
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**REVISED 02**
- --->MC/ServiceGuard is not affected. Testing has been completed
- --->and neither MC/ServiceGuard nor ServiceGuard OPS Edition are
- --->negatively impacted.
- --->The ServiceGuard Manager product does not use the cluster
- --->SNMP and remains unaffected.
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Event Monitoring System (EMS)
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**REVISED 02**
- --->Testing of the MC/ServiceGuard or ServiceGuard OPS Edition
- --->application with package resources defined using EMS High
- --->Availability Monitors has been completed and shows no
- --->vulnerability to this issue.
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JetDirect Firmware (older versions only)
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**REVISED 02**
Update firmware to X.08.32(or higher) or X.21.00(or higher)
as applicable.
- ---> To HP's knowledge, current Jetdirect products are not
- ---> affected by these vulnerabilities. However, HP always
- ---> recommends upgrading Jetdirect firmware for the latest
- ---> bug fixes and security benefits. The upgrade firmware
- ---> and download utility are available free of charge.
- ---> Jetdirect upgrade instructions can be found at:
- ---> http://www.hp.com/cposupport/networking/support_doc/bpj06917.html
- ---> "How to Secure a Jetdirect Device" is:
- ---> http://www.hp.com/cposupport/networking/support_doc/bpj05999.html
- ---> JetDirect Firmware Version State
- ---> ======================================
- ---> X.08.32 and higher NOT Vulnerable
- ---> X.21.00 and higher NOT Vulnerable
- ---> where X represents an alpha character for your device.
- ---> The following devices can be upgraded:
- ---> EIO (Peripherals Laserjet 4000, 5000, 8000, etc...)
- ---> J3110A 10T
- ---> J3111A 10T/10B2/LocalTalk
- ---> J3112A Token Ring (discontinued)
- ---> J3113A 10/100 (discontinued)
- ---> J4169A 10/100
- ---> J4167A Token Ring
- ---> MIO (Peripherals LaserJet 4, 4si, 5si, etc...)
- ---> J2550A/B 10T (discontinued)
- ---> J2552A/B 10T/10Base2/LocalTalk (discontinued)
- ---> J2555A/B Token Ring (discontinued)
- ---> J4100A 10/100
- ---> J4105A Token Ring
- ---> J4106A 10T
- ---> External Print Servers
- ---> J2591A EX+ (discontinued)
- ---> J2593A EX+3 10T/10B2 (discontinued)
- ---> J2594A EX+3 Token Ring (discontinued)
- ---> J3263A 300X 10/100
- ---> J3264A 500X Token Ring
- ---> J3265A 500X 10/100
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HP-UX Systems running snmpd or OPENVIEW
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The following patches are available now:
PHSS_26137 s700_800 HP-UX 10.20 OV EMANATE14.2 Agent$
PHSS_26138 s700_800 HP-UX 11.X OV EMANATE14.2 Agent$
PSOV_03087 Solaris 2.X EMANATE Release 14.2 $
All three patches are available from:
http://support.openview.hp.com/cpe/patches/
**Revised 01**
- -->> In addition PHSS_26137 and PHSS_26138 are now available
from:
http://itrc.hp.com
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NOTE: The patches are labeled OV (Open View). However, the
patches are also applicable to systems that are _NOT_
running Open View.
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Workaround for HP-UX Systems:
If a patch is not available for your platform or you cannot
install an available patch, snmpd and snmpdm can be disabled
by removing their entries from /etc/services and removing the
execute permissions from /usr/sbin/snmpd and /usr/sbin/snmpdm.
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