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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #008, 20 Feb. '01
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The information in the following Security Bulletin 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 Bulletin as soon as possible.
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PROBLEM: NM Debug does not always handle breakpoints correctly.
PLATFORM: HP3000 running MPE/iX release 5.5 and newer.
DAMAGE: Users can obtain unauthorized privileges.
SOLUTION: Apply the patch noted below:
For MPE/iX 5.5 release, install MPELX89D,
MPE/iX 6.0 release, install MPELX89E,
MPE/iX 6.5 release, install MPELX89F.
AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now.
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A. Background
Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a procedure by which
a user can gain additional privileges using NM Debug.
B. Recommended solution
Apply the appropriate patches to correct the problem:
For MPE/iX 5.5 release, install MPELX89D,
MPE/iX 6.0 release, install MPELX89E,
MPE/iX 6.5 release, install MPELX89F.
NOTE: Hewlett-Packard Company will not produce any patches for
releases MPE/iX 4.5 and MPE/iX 5.0.
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