Security Update: [CSSA-2001-SCO.27] UnixWare 7: ftpd glob security vulnerability

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            Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory

Subject:                UnixWare 7: ftpd glob security vulnerability
Advisory number:        CSSA-2001-SCO.27
Issue date:             2001 October 15
Cross reference:
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1. Problem Description
        
        The ftpd program is vulnerable to the security vulnerability
        described in CERT advisory CA-2001-07.


2. Vulnerable Versions

        Operating System        Version         Affected Files
        ------------------------------------------------------------------
        UnixWare 7              All             /usr/sbin/in.ftpd


3. Workaround

        None.


4. UnixWare 7

  4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

        ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2001-SCO.27/


  4.2 Verification

        md5 checksums:
        
        080551194083e645312089995feb330b        erg711697a.Z


        md5 is available for download from

                ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/tools/


  4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

        Upgrade the affected binaries with the following commands:

        # uncompress /tmp/erg711697a.Z
        # pkgadd -d /tmp/erg711697a


5. References

        http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-07.html
        http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/808552

        This and other advisories are located at
                http://stage.caldera.com/support/security

        This advisory addresses Caldera Security internal incidents
        sr846643, fz517224, and erg711697.

6. Disclaimer

        Caldera International, Inc. is not responsible for the misuse
        of any of the information we provide on our website and/or
        through our security advisories. Our advisories are a service
        to our customers intended to promote secure installation and
        use of Caldera International products.


7. Acknowledgements

        Caldera International wishes to thank COVERT Labs at PGP
        Security for discovering and reporting this problem.

         
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