__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Digital OSF/1 dxconsole Security Vulnerability April 10, 1996 19:00 GMT Number G-18 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A problem with Digital dxconsole. PLATFORM: Digital OSF/1 V2.0 thru V3.2C DAMAGE: The vulnerability may allow authorized users to gain unauthorized privileges. SOLUTION: Install proper kits containing new images. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY Knowledge of how to exploit this vulnerability is becoming ASSESSMENT: widely known. ______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC has obtained information from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) pertaining to the vulnerability with dxconsole. CIAC recommends that you install the proper kits containing the new images. [ Start of DEC Bulletin ] ______________________________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1996. All rights reserved. TITLE: SSRT0358_OSF1032C Digital OSF/1 V2.0 thru 3.2C dxconsole SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation Software Security Response Team ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: -------- Digital recently discovered a potential security vulnerability with dxconsole for OSF/1 V2.0 thru V3.2C. This potential vulnerability may allow authorized users to gain unauthorized privileges. Digital has corrected this potential vulnerability and provided kits containing new images. The appropriate kits and images are identified below. APPLICABILITY: -------------- Digital Equipment Corporation strongly urges Customers to upgrade to a minimum of DEC OSF/1 V3.0 then apply the Security patch. ECO INFORMATION: ---------------- ECO Kit Name: SSRT0358_OSF1032C ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None ECO Kit Approximate Size: ssrt0358_osf1032C.tar_Z 76571 Bytes System Reboot Necessary: Yes __________________________________________________________________ These kits will not install on versions previous to DEC OSF/1 V2.0 __________________________________________________________________ AVAILABILITY: ------------- Software service contract or warranty customers can obtain the kits through normal Digital support channels via AES (Advanced Electronic Service) or from the appropriate version directory listed by accessing: ftp://ftp.service.digital.com/public/osf Please refer to the applicable Release Note information prior to upgrading your installation. Note: Non-contract/non-warranty customers should contact local Digital support channels for information regarding these kits. As always, Digital urges you to periodically review your system management and security procedures. Digital will continue to review and enhance the security features of its products and work with customers to maintain and improve the security and integrity of their systems. - DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION [ End of DEC Bulletin ] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Digital Equipment Corporation for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institute of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is also a founding member of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global organization established to foster cooperation and coordination among computer security teams worldwide. 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