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SECURITY BULLETIN
SSRT2362 WEBES Service Tools (HP Tru64 UNIX,
HP OpenVMS, Windows) Potential File
Access Vulnerability
REVISION: 0
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RELEASE DATE: 21 September 2002
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SEVERITY - High
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation,
======= a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hewlett-Packard Company and
Hewlett-Packard Company HP Services
Software Security Response Team
REFERENCE: SSRT2362
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PROBLEM SUMMARY
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SSRT2362 WEBES/ Compaq Analyze (Severity - High)
A potential vulnerability has been reported where,
under certain circumstances, a non-privileged user
may gain unauthorized access to privileged files.
This may be in the form of local and remote security
domain risks.
Compaq Analyze is a Compaq proprietary tool and can be
installed on customer sites with a hardware warranty,
hardware service contract, or service obligation.
VERSIONS IMPACTED
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WEBES V2.0 through WEBES V4.0 (Service Pack 5)
Operating Systems affected are:
HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0d, V4.0e, V4.0f, V4.0g, V5.0a, V5.1, V5.1a
All versions of HP OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2 and later.
Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT for Alpha, Windows 2000, and Windows XP
RESOLUTION
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HP is working to provide a hotfix for this problem as quickly
as possible, this procedure to disable the Compaq Analyze web
service is only a temporary workaround until a solution has
been provided and only affects the web interface. The hotfix
will be announced at http://www.compaq.com/support/svctools/webes/
early the week of September 23rd.
1. Checking for installation:
Use the desta status command to see if the WEBES product
is installed, and if the director is running.
2. Disabling the CA Web User Interface:
This information comes from the CA Users Guide.
The following procedure describes how to turn off the
Compaq Analyze web service.
Stop the Director by entering desta stop at the command prompt.
If WEBES is installed on a Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS cluster,
stop the Director on all nodes of the cluster. On Tru64 UNIX,
this can be done from one node using the
/usr/sbin/webes_install_update utility.
On OpenVMS, this can be done using SYSMAN with the following commands:
$ mcr sysman
SYSMAN> set env /cluster
SYSMAN> do desta stop
SYSMAN> exit
3. To prevent the CA WEB interface from restarting when the
Director is restarted:
Edit the ConfigDefaultsCA*.txt file in the config directory.
Tru64 UNIX -
edit the following file:
/usr/opt/compaq/svctools/config/ConfigDefaultsCADUnix.txt
OpenVMS -
edit the following file:
svctools_home:[config]ConfigDefaultsCAOpenVMS.txt
Windows -
edit the following file:
c:\Program Files\Compaq\Svctools\Config\ConfigDefaultsCAWindows.txt
Put a # in front of the line
com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.web.CAWebService.
The contents of the file should look similar to this:
# ConfigDefaultsCAOpenVMS.txt
#
# Compaq Analyze Default Components, ** OpenVMS Version **
#
# Default components of Compaq Analyze, to enroll the first time the
# DESTA Director process is executed, as fully qualified Java class
# names.
# After DESTA runs the first time, the file Configuration.dat willbe
# created, and it will be read on startup instead of ConfigDefaults*.txt.
#
# Duplicates are OK, so let's add the CommonDirector even though it's
# also in ConfigDefaultsDESTA.txt, since we can't run the other
# services without it.
#
com.compaq.svctools.desta.core.CommonDirector
com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.analysis.EvtAnalyzer
com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.decomposers.EvtDecomposer
com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.eventreaders.SwccReader
com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.web.CAWebService
# The next line is specific to OpenVMS
com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.eventreaders.VMSReader
#
# Uncomment the next line if operation of the Unanalyzed Event
# Logging service is desired.
#com.compaq.svctools.ca.services.analysis.UnanalyzedEventLogger
com.compaq.svctools.desta.services.notification.ACHSNotification
4. Delete the configuration.dat file from the following
directories (assuming you used the default install directory):
Tru64 UNIX - /usr/opt/compaq/svctools/desta/config
OpenVMS - svctools_home:[desta.config]
Windows - C:\Program Files\Compaq\Svctools\desta\config
5. Restart the Director using the procedures described below:
HP Tru64 UNIX -
Enter /usr/sbin/desta start at a shell prompt. The "root"
superuser must restart the Director because it requires
root privileges to operate correctly. If WEBES is installed
on a Tru64 UNIX cluster, restart the Director on all nodes of
the cluster. This can be done from one node using
the /usr/sbin/webes_install_update utility.
HP OpenVMS -
Enter desta start at the OpenVMS command line prompt.
The user that restarts the Director must have all
privileges set, for the Director to operate correctly.
If WEBES is installed on an OpenVMS cluster, restart
the Director on all nodes of the cluster.
On OpenVMS this can be done using SYSMAN with the
following commands:
$ mcr sysman
SYSMAN> set env /cluster
SYSMAN> do desta stop
SYSMAN> exit
Windows -
Select Programs | Compaq Service Tools |
Web-Based Enterprise Service | Start Director
from the Start menu.
-or-
Enter net start DESTA_Service in a Command Prompt window
to start the DESTA_Service Windows service that starts
the Director. You also can start DESTA_Service from the
Services utility in the Control Panel.
SUPPORT
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For further information, contact HP Services.
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REPORT
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To report a potential security vulnerability with
any HP or Compaq supported product, send email to:
security-alert@hp.com
HP and Compaq appreciate your cooperation and patience.
As always, HP and Compaq urge you to periodically review
your system management and security procedures. HP
and Compaq will continue to review and enhance the security
features of its products and work with our customers to
maintain and improve the security and integrity of their
systems.
"HP and Compaq are broadly distributing this Security
Bulletin in order to bring to the attention of users of the
affected Compaq products the important security information
contained in this Bulletin. HP and Compaq recommend that
all users determine the applicability of this information
to their individual situations and take appropriate action.
Neither HP nor Compaq warrant that this information is
necessarily accurate or complete for all user situations
and, consequently, neither HP nor Compaq will be responsible
for any damages resulting from user's use or disregard of
the information provided in this Bulletin."
Copyright 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors
or omissions contained herein. The information in this
document is subject to change without notice. Compaq and
the names of Compaq products referenced herein are
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L.P. in the United States and other countries. Other
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