SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c03169289
Version: 1

HPSBUX02737 SSRT100747 rev.1 - HP-UX Running OpenSSL, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)

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

Release Date: 2012-01-25
Last Updated: 2012-01-26

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Potential Security Impact: Remote Denial of Service (DoS)

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

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP-UX OpenSSL. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely to create a Denial of Service (DoS).

References: CVE-2012-0050

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, B.11.31 running OpenSSL before vA.00.09.08t.

BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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  Reference              Base Vector             Base Score
CVE-2012-0050    (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)       5.0
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             Information on CVSS is documented
            in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002

RESOLUTION

HP has provided upgrades to resolve this vulnerability.
The upgrades are available from the following location

ftp://ossl098t:Secur...@ftp.usa.hp.com

HP-UX Release
 Depot Name

B.11.11 PA (32 and 64)
 OpenSSL_A.00.09.08t.001_HP-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot

B.11.23 (PA and IA)
 OpenSSL_A.00.09.08t.002_HP-UX_B.11.23_IA-PA.depot

B.11.31 (PA and IA)
 OpenSSL_A.00.09.08t.003_HP-UX_B.11.31_IA-PA.depot

MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - Update

Install OpenSSL A.00.09.08t or subsequent

PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

HP-UX Software Assistant: HP-UX Software Assistant is an enhanced application that replaces HP-UX Security Patch Check. It analyzes all Security Bulletins issued by HP and lists recommended actions that may apply to a specific HP-UX system. It can also download patches and create a depot automatically. For more information see: https://www.hp.com/go/swa

The following text is for use by the HP-UX Software Assistant.

AFFECTED VERSIONS

HP-UX B.11.11
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openssl.OPENSSL-CER
openssl.OPENSSL-CONF
openssl.OPENSSL-DOC
openssl.OPENSSL-INC
openssl.OPENSSL-LIB
openssl.OPENSSL-MAN
openssl.OPENSSL-MIS
openssl.OPENSSL-PRNG
openssl.OPENSSL-PVT
openssl.OPENSSL-RUN
openssl.OPENSSL-SRC
action: Install revision A.00.09.08t.001 or subsequent

HP-UX B.11.23
==================
openssl.OPENSSL-CER
openssl.OPENSSL-CONF
openssl.OPENSSL-DOC
openssl.OPENSSL-INC
openssl.OPENSSL-LIB
openssl.OPENSSL-MAN
openssl.OPENSSL-MIS
openssl.OPENSSL-PRNG
openssl.OPENSSL-PVT
openssl.OPENSSL-RUN
openssl.OPENSSL-SRC
action: Install revision A.00.09.08t.002 or subsequent

HP-UX B.11.31
==================
openssl.OPENSSL-CER
openssl.OPENSSL-CONF
openssl.OPENSSL-DOC
openssl.OPENSSL-INC
openssl.OPENSSL-LIB
openssl.OPENSSL-MAN
openssl.OPENSSL-MIS
openssl.OPENSSL-PRNG
openssl.OPENSSL-PVT
openssl.OPENSSL-RUN
openssl.OPENSSL-SRC
action: Install revision A.00.09.08t.003 or subsequent

END AFFECTED VERSIONS

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) 25 January 2012 Initial release

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3C = 3COM
3P = 3rd Party Software
GN = HP General Software
HF = HP Hardware and Firmware
MP = MPE/iX
MU = Multi-Platform Software
NS = NonStop Servers
OV = OpenVMS
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