[4537] in bugtraq
Re: AIX 4.2 dtterm exploit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bollinger)
Wed May 21 11:21:38 1997
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 17:23:46 -0500
Reply-To: troy@AUSTIN.IBM.COM
From: Bollinger <troy@AUSTIN.IBM.COM>
X-To: guninski@hotmail.com
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To: <199705201411.RAA24118@mail.techno-link.com> from "Georgi
Guninski" at May 20, 97 05:10:52 pm
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Georgi Guninski wrote:
>
> There is a buffer overflow in /usr/dt/bin/dtterm and/or in libXt which
> spawns a root shell.
>
This looks alot like CERT CA-97.11 "Vulnerability in libXt.a". Do
you have the APARs for this installed?
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IBM Corporation
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See the appropriate release below to determine your action.
AIX 3.2
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Apply the following fix to your system:
APAR - IX61784,IX67047,IX66713 (PTF - U445908,U447740)
To determine if you have this PTF on your system, run the following
command:
lslpp -lB U445908 U447740
AIX 4.1
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Apply the following fix to your system:
APAR - IX61031 IX66736 IX66449
To determine if you have this APAR on your system, run the following
command:
instfix -ik IX61031 IX66736 IX66449
Or run the following command:
lslpp -h X11.base.lib
Your version of X11.base.lib should be 4.1.5.2 or later.
AIX 4.2
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Apply the following fix to your system:
APAR - IX66824 IX66352
To determine if you have this APAR on your system, run the following
command:
instfix -ik IX66824 IX66352
Or run the following command:
lslpp -h X11.base.lib
Your version of X11.base.lib should be 4.2.1.0 or later.
To Order
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APARs may be ordered using Electronic Fix Distribution (via FixDist)
or from the IBM Support Center. For more information on FixDist,
reference URL:
http://service.software.ibm.com/aixsupport/
or send e-mail to aixserv@austin.ibm.com with a subject of "FixDist".
IBM and AIX are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
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|Troy Bollinger | 92CBR600F2|
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