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Philip Yantis <[log in to unmask]>
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Philip Yantis <[log in to unmask]>
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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

      [log in to unmask]

      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
      [log in to unmask]

      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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-----End of Document ID:  HPSBMP0006-007--------------------------------------

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