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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c01539423
Version: 1

HPSBOV02364 SSRT080078 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS SMGRTL Run Time Library, Local Authorized User, Gain Privileged Access

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2008-09-10
Last Updated: 2008-09-10

Potential Security Impact: Local authorized user, gain privileged access

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP OpenVMS SMGRTL Run Time Library. The vulnerability could be exploited locally by an authorized user to gain extended privileges. 

References: CVE-2008-3540

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
The SMGRTL Run Time Library provided with the following HP OpenVMS versions:

HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.3-1H1 
HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.3 
HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.2-1 
HP OpenVMS ALPHA v 8.3 
HP OpenVMS ALPHA v 8.2 
HP OpenVMS ALPHA v 7.3-2 



BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics 
===============================================
Reference                         Base Vector               Base Score 
CVE-2008-3540     (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)      4.3
===============================================
Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002.

The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks bugs@signedness.org for reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@hp.com.

RESOLUTION

HP is providing the following early release patches publicly for use by any customer until updates are available in mainstream release patch kits. 

HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.3-1H1 ECO VMS831H1I_MUP-SMGRTL-V0100
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.3-1H1/VMS831H1I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.3-1H1/VMS831H1I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.3 ECO VMS83I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.3/VMS83I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.3/VMS83I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.2-1 ECO VMS821I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100 
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.2-1/VMS821I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.2-1/VMS821I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers v 8.3 ECO VMS83I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.3/VMS83I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/i64/V8.3/VMS83I_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


HP OpenVMS ALPHA v 8.3 ECO VMS83A_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.3/VMS83A_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.3/VMS83A_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


HP OpenVMS ALPHA v 8.2 ECO VMS82A_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.2/VMS82A_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.2/VMS82A_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


HP OpenVMS ALPHA v 7.3-2 ECO VMS732_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100
 
ECO Kit: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V7.3-2/VMS732_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.ZIPEXE 
ECO Notes: ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V7.3-2/VMS732_SMGRTL_MUP-V0100.txt 
 


PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION 
None

HISTORY 
Version:1 (rev.1) - 10 September 2008 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: 

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
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TU = HP Tru64 UNIX
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