__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN HP OpenVMS SSH Using TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS [Hewlett-Packard HPSBOV02278 SSRT071479 rev. 1] April 2, 2008 19:00 GMT Number S-248 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A potential vulnerability has been identified with the SSH server in HP OpenVMS TCP/IP Services running on HP Integrity and HP Alpha. PLATFORM: HP OpenVMS on HP Alpha running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS v5.4 prior to ECO 7 HP OpenVMS on HP Integrity and HP Alpha running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS v5.5 prior to ECO 3 HP OpenVMS on HP Integrity and HP Alpha running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS v5.6 prior to ECO 2 DAMAGE: Remote unauthorized access. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. This vulnerability could be exploited to ASSESSMENT: allow remote unauthorized acccess. ______________________________________________________________________________ CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: 6.4 TEMPORAL SCORE: 5.0 VECTOR: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C) ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-248.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Visit Hewlett-Packard Subscription Service for: HPSBOV02278 SSRT071479 rev. 1 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2008-0704 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start Hewlett-Packard HPSBOV02278 SSRT071479 rev. 1 *****] SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN Document ID: c01414022 Version: 1 HPSBOV02278 SSRT071479 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS SSH Using TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, Remote Unauthorized Access NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Release Date: 2008-03-27 Last Updated: 2008-03-27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potential Security Impact: Remote unauthorized access Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A potential vulnerability has been identified with the SSH server in HP OpenVMS TCP/IP Services running on HP Integrity and HP Alpha. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow remote unauthorized access. References: CVE-2008-0704 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. HP OpenVMS on HP Alpha running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS v5.4 prior to ECO 7 HP OpenVMS on HP Integrity and HP Alpha running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS v5.5 prior to ECO 3 HP OpenVMS on HP Integrity and HP Alpha running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS v5.6 prior to ECO 2 BACKGROUND For a PGP signed version of this security bulletin please write to: security-alert@hp.com CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics Reference Base Vector Base Score CVE-2008-0704 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) 6.4 Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002. Note: The potential vulnerability applies only to the SSH server in HP OpenVMS TCP/IP Services. RESOLUTION HP has provided the following TCP/IP Services ECO kits for OpenVMS Update kits to resolve these vulnerabilities. TCPIP v5.4 ECO 7 (Alpha only) ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V7.3-2/DEC-AXPVMS-TCPIP-V0504- 15ECO7-1.PCSI-DCX_AXPEXE TCPIP v5.5 ECO 3 ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/layered_products/i64/HP-I64VMS-TCPIP- V0505-11ECO3-1.ZIPEXE ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/layered_products/alpha/DEC-AXPVMS-TCPIP- V0505-11ECO3-1.ZIPEXE TCPIP v5.6 ECO 2 ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/layered_products/i64/HP-I64VMS-TCPIP- V0506-9ECO2-1.ZIPEXE ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/layered_products/alpha/DEC-AXPVMS-TCPIP- V0506-9ECO2-1.ZIPEXE HISTORY Version: 1 (rev.1) - 27 March 2008 Initial release Support: For further information, contact normal HP Services support channel. Report: To report a potential security vulnerability with any HP supported product, send Email to: security-alert@hp.com It is strongly recommended that security related information being communicated to HP be encrypted using PGP, especially exploit information. 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To review previously published Security Bulletins visit: http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/secBullArchive.do * 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: GN = HP General SW MA = HP Management Agents MI = Misc. 3rd Party SW MP = HP MPE/iX NS = HP NonStop Servers OV = HP OpenVMS PI = HP Printing & Imaging ST = HP Storage SW TL = HP Trusted Linux TU = HP Tru64 UNIX UX = HP-UX VV = HP VirtualVault System management and security procedures must be reviewed frequently to maintain system integrity. HP is continually reviewing and enhancing the security features of software products to provide customers with current secure solutions. "HP is broadly distributing this Security Bulletin in order to bring to the attention of users of the affected HP products the important security information contained in this Bulletin. HP recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. HP does not warrant that this information is necessarily accurate or complete for all user situations and, consequently, HP will not be responsible for any damages resulting from user's use or disregard of the information provided in this Bulletin. To the extent permitted by law, HP disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement." ©Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development [***** End Hewlett-Packard HPSBOV02278 SSRT071479 rev. 1 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Hewlett-Packard 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 emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. 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