Updated: January 22, 2004
Status
Affected
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Digest Name: daily HP-UX security bulletins digest
Created: Tue Dec 2 6:19:32 EST 2003
Table of Contents:
Document ID Title
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HPSBUX0312-304 SSRT3630 Security Vulnerability in shar(1)
The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: HPSBUX0312-304
Date Loaded: 20031201
Title: SSRT3630 Security Vulnerability in shar(1)
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Source: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
SECURITY BULLETIN: HPSBUX0312-304
Originally issued: 01 Dec 2003
SSRT3630 Security Vulnerability in shar(1)
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NOTICE: There are no restrictions for distribution of this
Bulletin provided that it remains complete and intact.
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: shar(1) creates tmp files insecurely.
IMPACT: Possible filesystem damage, execution of arbitrary
code, or Denial of Service.
PLATFORM: HP9000 servers running HP-UX versions B.11.00, B.11.04,
and B.11.11.
SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch from itrc.hp.com:
PHCO_29010 B.11.11
PHCO_29697 B.11.04
PHCO_28954 B.11.00
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes
If the /tmp directory is not trusted
specify a trusted directory in the
TMPDIR environment variable. Shar archives
which do not use TMPDIR should be modified
as discussed below.
AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now on <itrc.hp.com>
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A. Background
The shar(1) utility, which among other things is used to
package HP-UX patches, creates temporary files with
predictable names on /tmp. If shar files are unpacked on
a system where /tmp cannot be trusted a potential
vulnerability exists.
Shar archives created with the new version of shar(1) can
specify a safe directory for temporary file creation
using the TMPDIR environment variable. Shar archives created
with previous versions of shar(1) will still use /tmp
even after the recommended patches are installed.
There are additions to the man page for shar(1) describing
the new environment variable TMPDIR.
The following procedure can be used to replace references to
/tmp with TMPDIR in existing shar archives.
$ cat addTMPDIR.awk
/..@EOF/ {scan_off=1}
/^@EOF/ {scan_off=0}
/unpacker <<.@eof./ {scan_off=1}
{
if(scan_off != 1) {
gsub ("/tmp", "$TMPDIR")
}
print $0
}
$ cp PHCO_29010 PHCO_29010.orig
$ export TMPDIR=$HOME
$ awk -f addTMPDIR.awk PHCO_29010.orig >PHCO_29010
$ sh PHCO_29010
x - PHCO_29010.text
x - PHCO_29010.depot [non-ascii]
NOTE: This issue does not impact HP Tru64 UNIX nor
HP NonStop Servers.
AFFECTED VERSIONS
The following is a list by HP-UX revision of affected
filesets and the fileset revision or patch containing the
fix. To determine if a system has an affected version,
search the output of "swlist -a revision -l fileset"
for an affected fileset, then determine if a fixed
revision or the applicable patch is installed.
HP-UX B.11.11
=============
OS-Core.CMDS-AUX
fix: install PHCO_29010 or subsequent and unpack patches
using the new procedure.
HP-UX B.11.04
=============
OS-Core.CMDS-AUX
fix: install PHCO_29697 or subsequent and unpack patches
using the new procedure.
HP-UX B.11.00
=============
OS-Core.CMDS-AUX
fix: install PHCO_28954 or subsequent and unpack patches
using the new procedure.
END AFFECTED VERSIONS
B. Recommended solution
Retrieve and install the patches for each applicable release
from <itrc.hp.com>:
PHCO_29010 B.11.11
PHCO_29697 B.11.04
PHCO_28954 B.11.00
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Vendor Information
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Addendum
NOTE: The Hewlett-Packard bulletin included above states that shar archives created with previous versions of the shar program will still use the /tmp directory even after the recommended patches are installed. Users are encouraged to inspect existing shar archives and replace references to /tmp with $TMPDIR either manually or with a script.
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