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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.1025 -- [Tru64]
HP Tru64 UNIX running AdvFS "showfile" command, Local Gain
Extended Privileges
7 November 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: AdvFS
Publisher: Hewlett-Packard
Operating System: HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-4
HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-3
Impact: Increased Privileges
Access: Existing Account
CVE Names: CVE-2008-4414
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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c01599842
Version: 1
HPSBTU02383 SSRT080098 rev.1 - HP Tru64 UNIX running AdvFS "showfile" command,
Local Gain Extended Privileges
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon
as possible.
Release Date: 2008-11-05
Last Updated: 2008-11-05
Potential Security Impact: Local gain extended privileges.
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the AdvFS "showfile"
command running on HP Tru64 UNIX. The vulnerability could be exploited by a
local user to gain extended privileges.
References: CVE-2008-4414
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
The following supported software versions are affected:
HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-4
HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-3
BACKGROUND
CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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Reference Base Vector Base Score
CVE-2008-4414 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) 6.6
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Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002.
The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Ilja van Sprundel for reporting this
vulnerability to security-alert@hp.com.
RESOLUTION
HP is releasing the following Early Release Patch (ERP) kits publicly for use
by any customer until updates are available in mainstream release patch kits.
The resolutions contained in the ERP kits are targeted for availability in the
following mainstream kit:
HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-5
The ERP kits use dupatch to install and will not install over any Customer
Specific Patches (CSPs) that have file intersections with the ERPs. Contact
your service provider for assistance if the installation of the ERPs is
blocked by any of your installed CSPs.
The ERP kit provides a patched version of "/usr/sbin/showfile".
HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-4
PREREQUISITE: HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-4 PK6 (BL27)
Name: T64KIT1001551-V51BB27-ES-20081015.tar
Location: http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=T64KIT1001551-V51BB27-ES-20081015
HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-3
PREREQUISITE: HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-3 PK5 (BL26)
Name: T64KIT1001540-V51BB26-ES-20080916.tar
Location: http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=T64KIT1001540-V51BB26-ES-20080916
MD5 checksums are available from the ITRC patch database main page. From the
patch database main page, click Tru64 UNIX, then click verifying MD5 checksums
under useful links.
PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 5 November 2008 Initial release
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