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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2006.0184 -- [Win]
VERITAS Daylight Saving Software Alert - High potential for corruption of
the Collector agent's short term history files
10 March 2006
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VERITAS i3 6.x, 7.1.x and 7.5.x
VERITAS Indepth for Oracle 3.x, 6.x, 7.1.x and 7.5.x
VERITAS Indepth for SQL Server 1.5, 6.5, 7.1.x and 7.5.x
VERITAS Indepth for DB2/UDB 2.0 and 2.5
Publisher: Symantec
Operating System: Windows
Impact: Reduced Security
Access: Console/Physical
Original Bulletin: http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/282140.htm
Comment: From the Symantec bulletin:
"In the upcoming days/weeks, many countries (for example, Australia,
New Zealand, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and others) will set back their
clocks from daylight saving time to standard time."
and:
"If the server clock is set back, as for example, from 6:15 PM to
5:15 PM, there is a very high possibility for corruption of the
Collector agent's short term history files that support the Current
and Recent Activity queries in these products."
For more details, please consult the referenced Symantec bulletin.
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Symantec - Software Alert
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This is to inform you that Symantec Enterprise Technical Support has
just issued a Software Alert. This is a critical technical issue for:
VERITAS i3 (tm) - versions 6.x and 7.1.x and 7.5.x
VERITAS Indepth (tm) for Oracle - versions 3.x, 6.x, 7.1.x and 7.5.x
VERITAS Indepth (tm) for SQL Server - versions 1.5, 6.5, 7.1.x and
7.5.x
VERITAS Indepth (tm) for DB2/UDB - versions 2.0 and 2.5
For a detailed description of the issue and our recommendations, please
review the following reference document:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/282140
This alert was generated because product quality and responsiveness to
customers are consistent Symantec hallmarks. Any issues that could
potentially affect the integrity of data in your environment, no matter
how rare, are viewed as extremely serious.
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