UnixWare 7.1.4 UnixWare 7.1.3 : ppp buffer overflow

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Date: 10/21/05

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    Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:46:19 -0700
    
    

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                            SCO Security Advisory

    Subject: UnixWare 7.1.4 UnixWare 7.1.3 : ppp buffer overflow
    Advisory number: SCOSA-2005.41
    Issue date: 2005 October 20
    Cross reference: sr894991 fz532994 erg712940 CAN-2005-2927
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    1. Problem Description

            iDEFENSE has identified a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in
            SCO Unixware ppp prompt. Local exploitation of a buffer
            overflow vulnerability in the ppp binary, allows attackers
            to gain root privileges.

            This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with root
            privileges, as ppp is setuid root by default.

            The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
            has assigned the following name CAN-2005-2927 to this issue.

    2. Vulnerable Supported Versions

            System Binaries
            ----------------------------------------------------------------------
            UnixWare 7.1.4 /usr/bin/ppptalk
            UnixWare 7.1.3 /usr/bin/ppptalk

    3. Solution

            The proper solution is to install the latest packages.

    4. UnixWare 7.1.4

            4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

            ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41

            4.2 Verification

            MD5 (erg712940.uw714.pkg.Z) = d47a9958e6dfd44c9b95e1d9489011f4

            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 sequence:

            Download erg712940.uw714.pkg.Z to the /var/spool/pkg directory

            # uncompress /var/spool/pkg/erg712940.uw714.pkg.Z
            # pkgadd -d /var/spool/pkg/erg712940.uw714.pkg

    5. UnixWare 7.1.3

            5.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

            ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41

            5.2 Verification

            MD5 (erg712940.uw713.pkg.Z) = 474799fc2cda9db5c486880599e1cdcc

            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 sequence:

            Download erg712940.uw713.pkg.Z to the /var/spool/pkg directory

            # uncompress /var/spool/pkg/erg712940.uw713.pkg.Z
            # pkgadd -d /var/spool/pkg/erg712940.uw713.pkg

    6. References

            Specific references for this advisory:
                    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2927

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

            SCO security advisories via email
                    http://www.sco.com/support/forums/security.html

            This security fix closes SCO incidents sr894991 fz532994
            erg712940.

    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. Acknowledgments

            The SCO Group would like to thank iDefense for discovering and
            reporting this weakness.

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