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Digest Name:  daily security bulletins digest

    Created:  Thu Nov 30 12:51:03 PST 2000



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HPSBUX0011-132   Sec. Vulnerability in JRE



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Document ID:  HPSBUX0011-132

Date Loaded:  20001129

      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in JRE



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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0132, 30 NOV '00

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    The information in the following Security Bulletin should be

    acted upon as soon as possible.  Hewlett-Packard Company will

    not be liable for any consequences to any customer resulting

    from customer's failure to fully implement instructions in

    this Security Bulletin as soon as possible.

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ISSUE:   Sun Microsystems discovered a potential security issue

         in the Java Runtime Environment.  The issue poses a

         possible security risk by allowing an untrusted class

         to call into a disallowed class under certain

         circumstances.



PLATFORM:  HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.20 and

           11.00 only.  This security bulletin applies to Java

           on HP-UX.  It does not cover software shipped on Linux

           nor on Windows/NT.



POSSIBLE RESULT: Improper access rights may be granted in some cases.



SOLUTION:  Install the latest Java releases as described below,

           and/or check your system for Java Plug-ins as outlined

           below.



AVAILABILITY: The fixed releases are available immediately.

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I.

  A. Background

     Java  1.1 and 1.2 applications may permit unauthorized access

     in some cases.



  B. Fixing the problem

     Obtain and install the latest releases of the Java products.

     For JDK/JRE 1.1 and JDK/JRE 1.2.2 based releases go to

              www.hp.com/go/java.

     Section C. 1.) below will guide you in determining your

       installed Java version on HP-UX.

     Section C. 2.) below guides you in checking your system

       for Java Plug-ins for Windows (OBAM product).



  C. Recommended solution

         JDK and JRE 1.1.8.04 or higher for HP-UX 10.20 and 11.x.

         JDK and JRE 1.2.2.04* or higher for HP-UX 11.x

         JDK and JRE 1.3 (when available) for HP-UX 11.x.



    * NOTE:  Version 1.2.2.04 is the minimum to resolve the issue

             addressed in this security bulletin.

             However, JDK and JRE version 1.2.2.06 or later are

             preferred since they incorporate product quality

             enhancements.



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 1.) HP-UX: Determining Java version information for JDK, JRE, and JPI

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There are two mechanisms to determine which versions of the Java

JDK/SDK (developer kit), JRE (runtime), or JPI (Java Plugin for

Netscape) you have installed. First, you can use the following

command to list the bundle revisions for any installed Java

products:



      /usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle | grep -i java



Second, you can ask Java to identify itself by executing the

following:



      /bin/java -version



where path is typically



      /opt/java - for Java 1.1

      /opt/java1.2 - for Java 1.2

      /opt/java1.3 - for Java 1.3



or is any alternate location where the JDK or JRE may have been

installed.



The plugin (JPI) is installed in user's home directories, so

you will need to check its version using the following.



For Java 1.2:



      $HOME/.netscape/java/bin/java -version



For Java 1.1, you must use:



      what $HOME/.netscape/java/bin/PA_RISC/green_threads/jre



Note: Do not rely on Netscape's Help/About_Plug-ins menu to find the

version number of the Plugin, because in some cases the version

number is incorrect.



    a.) Unplugging the Plugin (Since the Plugin is manually

        installed into Netscape, it must be manually removed as well.)



    If you have a plugin that you wish to remove because it has a

    security issue, in addition to doing a swremove of the product

    you must also do the following for Java 1.1 and Java 1.2:



    rm -f $HOME/.netscape/plugins/javaplugin.sl

    rm -rf $HOME/.netscape/java





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 2.) Determining Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version information

     for HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00, and Java Plug-in for Microsoft

     Windows which is shipped as part of the ServiceControl Manager

     product (HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00)

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The Java Runtime Environment for HP-UX and the Java Plug-in for

Microsoft Windows are delivered as part of the ServiceControl Manager

product.  The versions of Java Runtime Environment and Java Plug-in

which shipped with the ServiceControl Manager product in Application

Release 49 (6/00) and Application Release 50 (9/00) are subject to

this vulnerability; the versions of ServiceControl Manager beginning with

Application release 51 (12/00) and HP-UX release 11.i have repaired

versions of the Java Runtime Environment and Java Plug-in and are NOT

subject to this vulnerability.





PART ONE



To determine if your HP-UX 10.20 or 11.00 system is vulnerable,

perform the following command on the HP-UX system:



        swlist -l product OBAM ServControlMgr



If the swlist output contains any of the lines listed below, your

HP-UX system is subject to this vulnerability.  If the swlist output

does not contain any of the lines below, skip to PART TWO to determine

if you have a related vulnerability.



  OBAM                  B.11.00.05.0.17 Object Action Manager user

                          interface framework for HP-UX tools

  OBAM                  B.11.00.05.1.04 Object Action Manager user

                          interface framework for HP-UX tools

  ServControlMgr        A.01.00     HP-UX ServiceControl Manager

  ServControlMgr        A.01.01     HP-UX ServiceControl Manager

  ServControlMgr        A.01.01.01  HP-UX ServiceControl Manager



If your HP-UX system is subject to this vulnerability, retrieve the

most recent version (A.02.02 or later) of ServiceControl Manager

bundle B8337BA from the HP web site:



         http://www.hp.com/go/servicecontrol



Follow the link to ServiceControl Manager B8337BA bundle, then follow

the instructions to install version A.02.02 or later of that bundle.





PART TWO



If you have installed the Java Plug-in for Microsoft Windows on a PC

according to the instructions provided with ServiceControl Manager,

that PC may be vulnerable.  To determine if a PC is subject to this

vulnerability, open a DOS window and execute the command "jre -help".

Among other things, the Java version is displayed.  If the version

string displayed is "1.1.8" , the PC is subject to this vulnerability.

If the version string is "1.1.8_005", the PC is not subject to this

vulnerability.



Any other version string is not compatible with the OBAM versions

identified above, and indicates that you installed the Java Plug-in

from a source other than the OBAM versions mentioned above.  Check

with that source to determine whether your Java Plug-in is subject to

this vulnerability.



On each PC that has installed the Java Plug-in for Microsoft Windows

from a vulnerable HP-UX system, do one of the following:



    a.  Remove the Java Plug-in by opening Control Panel - Add/Remove

Programs, selecting "Java Plug-in 1.1.3" and choosing "Add/Remove".

Note that removing the Java Plug-in will disallow accessing

ServiceControl Manager from this PC.



    -or-



    b.  Update the Java Plug-in by installing the fixed version, which

you downloaded in PART ONE above.  You can find instructions on how to

perform this installation at the following URL (substitute the

hostname of your Central Management Server where indicated):



         http://yourhost:1188/mx/



Follow the "Configure Browser" link and re-install the Java Plug-in

on your PC.



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