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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c03281869
Version: 1

HPSBOV02765 SSRT100828 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS, local Denial of Service (DoS)

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2012-04-16
Last Updated: 2012-04-16

Potential Security Impact: Local Denial of Service (DoS)

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP OpenVMS. The vulnerability could be locally exploited to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

References: CVE-2012-0134

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP OpenVMS running V7.3-2 Alpha, V8.3 Alpha/IA64, V8.3-1h1 IA64, and V8.4 Alpha/IA64.

BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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  Reference              Base Vector             Base Score
CVE-2012-0134    (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)       4.6
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             Information on CVSS is documented
            in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002

RESOLUTION

HP has made the following patch kits available to resolve the vulnerability.

OpenVMS Versions
 Kit Name

V7.3-2 Alpha
 VMS732_MUP-V0200

V8.3 Alpha
 VMS83A_MUP-V0100

V8.3 IA64
 VMS83I_MUP-V0100

V8.3-1h1 IA64
 VMS831H1I_MUP-V0100

V8.4 Alpha
 VMS84A_MUP-V0200

V8.4 IA64
 VMS84I_MUP-V0300

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) 16 April 2012 Initial release

Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy.

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Software Product Category: The Software Product Category is represented in the title by the two characters following HPSB.

3C = 3COM
3P = 3rd Party Software
GN = HP General Software
HF = HP Hardware and Firmware
MP = MPE/iX
MU = Multi-Platform Software
NS = NonStop Servers
OV = OpenVMS
PI = Printing and Imaging
PV = ProCurve
ST = Storage Software
TU = Tru64 UNIX
UX = HP-UX

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