Security Update: [CSSA-2002-SCO.38] Open UNIX 8.0.0 UnixWare 7.1.1 : X server insecure popen and buffer overflow

From: security@caldera.com
Date: 08/27/02 

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From: security@caldera.com
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:44:47 -0700

To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com announce@lists.caldera.com scoannmod@xenitec.on.ca full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com

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                        SCO Security Advisory

Subject: Open UNIX 8.0.0 UnixWare 7.1.1 : X server insecure popen and buffer overflow
Advisory number: CSSA-2002-SCO.38
Issue date: 2002 August 26
Cross reference:
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1. Problem Description

        The X server did not drop privilege before invoking xkbcomp
        or other external commands. In addition, there was a buffer
        overflow in the same area of the code.

2. Vulnerable Supported Versions

        System Binaries
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        Open UNIX 8.0.0 /usr/X/bin/Xsco
        UnixWare 7.1.1 /usr/X/bin/Xsco

3. Solution

        The proper solution is to install the latest packages.

4. Open UNIX 8.0.0

        4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

        ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.38

        4.2 Verification

        MD5 (erg711819b.pkg.Z) = 8c06d16b46b7895c545bcdb7c23475d0

        md5 is available for download from
                ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/tools

        4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

                Upgrade the affected binaries with the following commands:

        Download erg711819b.pkg.Z to the /var/spool/pkg directory

        # uncompress /var/spool/pkg/erg711819b.pkg.Z
        # pkgadd -d /var/spool/pkg/erg711819b.pkg

5. UnixWare 7.1.1

        5.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

        ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.38

        5.2 Verification

        MD5 (erg711819b.pkg.Z) = 8c06d16b46b7895c545bcdb7c23475d0

        md5 is available for download from
                ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/tools

        5.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

                Upgrade the affected binaries with the following commands:

        Download erg711819b.pkg.Z to the /var/spool/pkg directory

        # uncompress /var/spool/pkg/erg711819b.pkg.Z
        # pkgadd -d /var/spool/pkg/erg711819b.pkg

6. References

        Specific references for this advisory:
                http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0987
                http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0988
                http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=88653528226228&w=2

        SCO security resources:
                http://www.sco.com/support/security/index.html

        This security fix closes SCO incidents sr850806, fz518676,
        erg711819.

7. Disclaimer

        SCO is not responsible for the misuse of any of the information
        we provide on this website and/or through our security
        advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers
        intended to promote secure installation and use of SCO
        products.

8. Acknowledgements

        This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Olaf
        Kirch (okir@suse.de).

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