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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.0405 SSRT110025 rev.1 - HP-UX IPFilter, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) 18 February 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: HP-UX IPFilter Publisher: Hewlett-Packard Operating System: HP-UX Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Mitigation CVE Names: CVE-2016-1987 Original Bulletin: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04974114 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Note: the current version of the following document is available here: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_n a-c04974114 SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN Document ID: c04974114 Version: 1 HPSBUX03437 SSRT110025 rev.1 - HP-UX IPFilter, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Release Date: 2016-02-16 Last Updated: 2016-02-16 Potential Security Impact: Remote Denial of Service (DoS) Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP-UX running HP-UX IPFilter. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to cause a denial of service (DoS). Note: The vulnerability only exists when HP-UX IPFilter rules are configured for UDP protocol packets and the keep state option is used in that IPFilter rule. References: PSRT110025 CVE-2016-1987 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. HP-UX IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 BACKGROUND CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics =========================================================== Reference Base Vector Base Score CVE-2016-1987 (AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) 1.8 =========================================================== Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002 RESOLUTION HPE has made the following mitigation information available to resolve the vulnerability for version A.11.31.18.21 of HP-UX IPFilter. This vulnerability can be mitigated by either of the following actions: A. Remove the keep state option from udp rules Search for rules with proto udp and keep state to identify the impacted rule and remove the keep state option. Example rules are as follows: pass in quick on lanN proto udp from <IP-addr1> to <IP-addr2> keep state pass out quick on lanN proto udp from <IP-addr3> to <IP-addr4> keep state For the above example rules, remove the keep state from the rule as follows: pass in quick on lanN proto udp from <IP-addr1> to <IP-addr2> pass out quick on lanN proto udp from <IP-addr3> to <IP-addr4> B. Alternatively, HP-UX IPFilter can be downgraded to version A.11.31.18.10 HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 16 February 2016 Initial release Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. 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