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SECURITY BULLETIN
HPSBTU02125 SSRT061105 rev.1 - HP Tru64 UNIX Running Perl 5.8.2 and earlier, Local Unauthorized Code Execution
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.
Potential Security Impact:
Local unauthorized code execution
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in Perl 5.8.2 and earlier running on HP Tru64 UNIX.
These vulnerabilities could be exploited by a local user to execute unauthorized code.
References:
CVE-2005-3962
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
Perl 5.8.2 and earlier provided with:
- HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3
- HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-2/PK4
- HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1A PK6
- HP Internet Express 6.3 for HP Tru64 UNIX
- HP Internet Express 6.4 for HP Tru64 UNIX
- HP Tru64 UNIX Associated Products CD (APCD) for HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-3 (BL25) and earlier
RESOLUTION
HP has released a setld-based patch kit PERL_V51BB26-ES-20060612 with Perl 5.8.7 publicly for use by any customer.
The patch kit can be installed on any Tru64 UNIX system running Perl from any of the impacted software versions noted in the SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS section of this bulletin.
The patched Perl 5.8.7 is also available on HP Internet Express v 6.5.
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HP Tru64 UNIX v 5.1B-3 Perl Patch Kit
Name: PERL_V51BB26-ES-20060612
MD5 Checksum: 49bb5de02b3236a0991698ec5f3ca648
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HP Internet Express v 6.5
(Internet products and solutions for Tru64 UNIX Website)
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PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
HISTORY
Version: 1 (rev.1) 28 June 2006 Initial release
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* The Software Product Category that this Security Bulletin relates to is represented by the 5th and 6th characters of the Bulletin number in the title:
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GN = HP General SW
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MA = HP Management Agents
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MI = Misc. 3rd Party SW
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MP = HP MPE/iX
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NS = HP NonStop Servers
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OV = HP OpenVMS
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PI = HP Printing & Imaging
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ST = HP Storage SW
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TL = HP Trusted Linux
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TU = HP Tru64 UNIX
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UX = HP-UX
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VV = HP VirtualVault
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