Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:28:25 -0400
From: X-Force <xforce@iss.net>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Subject: ISS Advisory: Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in HP-UX Line Printer Daemon
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Internet Security Systems Security Advisory
August 27, 2001
Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in HP-UX Line Printer Daemon
Synopsis:
Internet Security Systems (ISS) X-Force has discovered a buffer overflow
in the HP-UX line printer daemon (rlpdaemon). The rpldaemon service
contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote or local attacker to
execute arbitrary code with superuser privilege.
Affected Versions:
HP-UX 10.01
HP-UX 10.10
HP-UX 10.20
HP-UX 11.00
HP-UX 11.11
Description:
HP-UX is shipped with a line printer daemon adapted from BSD Unix.
Many commercial and open-source operating systems are adapted from BSD
Unix. The HP line printer daemon is similar to "in.lpd" in other Unix
variants. The Line Printer Daemon is used to allow heterogeneous Unix
environments to share printers over a network.
A buffer overflow exists in rlpdaemon that may allow remote attackers to
send a specially-crafted print request to crash the service, or execute
arbitrary code with superuser privilege on the target system. The
vulnerability is particularly serious because rlpdaemon is installed
and configured by default and is active even if it is not being used.
No local account or knowledge of the configuration on the target system
is needed to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Recommendations:
ISS X-Force recommends that all administrators who have not implemented
network printing should immediately disable rlpdaemon, as well as any
other unused services. HP has made the following patches available to
address the vulnerability described in this advisory:
10.01 PHCO_24697
10.10 PHCO_24698
10.20 PHCO_24699
11.00 PHCO_24700
11.11 PHCO_24701
To access these patches, visit the following address:
http://us-support.external.hp.com
ISS X-Force will provide detection and assessment support for these
vulnerabilities in upcoming X-Press Updates for RealSecure Network
Sensor and Internet Scanner.
Additional Information:
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CAN-2001-0668 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list http://cve.mitre.org, which standardizes names for security
problems.
Credits:
This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Chris Spencer of
Internet Security Systems. ISS would like to thank HP for their response
and handling of this vulnerability.
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security services, and strategic consulting and education offerings, ISS
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including 21 of the 25 largest U.S. commercial banks and the top 10 U.S.
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