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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Boyce, Nick)
Fri Jan 19 11:09:31 2001

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From: "Boyce, Nick" <nick.boyce@EDS.COM>
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On 18th.Jan.2001, Ben Greenbaum forwarded this HP security alert :

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 04:02:29 -0800 (PST)
From: IT Resource Center <support_feedback@us-support.external.hp.com>
To: security_info@us-support.external.hp.com

Document ID:  HPSBUX0101-137
Date Loaded:  20010117
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in Support Tools Manager

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0137, 18 Jan. '01
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ISSUE:  HP9000 series 700/800 Support Tools Manager (xstm,cstm,stm)

PLATFORM:  HP9000 Series 700 and 800 running HP-UX releases 11.11,
           11.00, and 10.20.

POSSIBLE RESULT: Users could cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

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HP have been a bit coy about it - does anyone know more detail ?
What kind of denial of service (file overwrite ?) ?
Locally or remotely exploitable ?

Cheers,

Nick
EDS Healthcare, Bristol, UK

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