I apologize for the length of this post, but as you'll se at the end, HP forbids editing the information. I found it at:
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/2364
Document ID: HPSBMP0006-007
Date Loaded: 20000626
Title: Sec. Vulnerability in TurboIMAGE DBUTIL
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY ADVISORY: #0007, 26 June 2000
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The information in the following Security Advisory 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 Advisory as soon as possible.
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PROBLEM: Given a specific setup, users with ordinary database
privileges can gain additional privileges.
PLATFORM: HP3000 running MPE/iX release 4.5 and newer.
DAMAGE: Unauthorized access.
TEMPORARY SOLUTION: Secure DBUTIL.PUB.SYS and your database schemas
with a lockword.
AVAILABILITY: This advisory will be updated when patches are available.
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A. Background
Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a procedure by which a user
can gain additional privileges using DBUTIL.PUB.SYS.
B. Recommended solution
Until the patch is available, the recommended solution is to
secure DBUTIL program and your database schemas with a lockword.
For example, in CI prompt
:RENAME DBUTIL.PUB.SYS, DBUTIL/LOCK.PUB.SYS
/<lockword>
A temporary fix in the DBUTIL program is also available for download
on the JAZZ web server at:
http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/
It is under the DBUTIL.PUB.SYS program.
NOTE: For more information on versions, download please read the
security notice in the link
http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/misc/dbutilsec.txt
Download DBUTIL06 for TurboIMAGE version C.06.xx,
DBUTIL07 for TurboIMAGE version C.07.xx, and
DBUTIL08 for TurboIMAGE version C.08.xx.
Also available for download is the corresponding program to replace
the DBUTIL.PUB.SYS on your system.
You will need to save the your system's old DBUTIL program and
later on swap it back when you install TurboIMAGE patch, to
avoid PATCH/iX from complaining about the checksum mismatch.
C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
Bulletins from the HP IT Resource Center via electronic mail,
do the following:
Use your browser to get to the HP IT Resource Center page
at:
http://itrc.hp.com
Under the Maintenance and Support Menu (Electronic Support Center):
click on the "more..." link. Then -
Use the 'Login' tab at the left side of the screen to login
using your ID and password. Check with your system
administrator to see if you have an existing login or use
the "Register" button at the left to create a login. You
will need to login in order to gain access to many areas of
the ITRC. Remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and
your password.
Under the Maintenance and Support Menu, click on the "more..."
link. Under the "Notifications" section (near the bottom of
the page), select "Support Information Digests".
To -subscribe- to future HP Security Bulletins or other
Technical Digests, click the check box (in the left column)
for the appropriate digest and then click the "Update
Subscriptions" button at the bottom of the page.
or
To -review- bulletins already released, select the link
(in the middle column) for the appropriate digest.
To -gain access- to the Security Patch Matrix, select
the link for "The Security Bulletins Archive". Once in
the archive the third link is to our current Security
Patch Matrix. Updated daily, this matrix categorizes security
patches by platform/OS release, and by bulletin topic.
The security patch matrix is also available via anonymous ftp:
us-ffs.external.hp.com
~ftp/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix"
On the "Support Information Digest Main" page:
click on the "HP Security Bulletin Archive".
D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to
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Please encrypt any exploit information using the security-alert
PGP key, available from your local key server, or by sending a
message with a -subject- (not body) of 'get key' (no quotes) to
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Permission is granted for copying and circulating this Advisory to
Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet community) for the
purpose of alerting them to problems, if and only if, the Advisory
is not edited or changed in any way, is attributed to HP, and
provided such reproduction and/or distribution is performed for
non-commercial purposes.
Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable
for any misuse of this information by any third party.
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