=========================================================================== SCO Security Bulletin 2000.05 8th February 2000 (Updated 11th October 2000) cu security patch --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Description A local security hole in cu has been closed. II. Impact This security hole, if left unpatched, can lead to raised system privileges for unprivileged users. III. Releases UnixWare 7.0 through 7.0.1 Customers using UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.0 and 7.1.1 should install PTF7664a. This PTF is available for download from the ftp://ftp.sco.com/SLS directory at ftp.sco.com IV. Solution SCO is providing an interim patch to address this issue in the form of a System Security Enhancement (SSE) package. SSE061 contains a replacement binary for the releases listed above, and is available for Internet download via anonymous ftp and http. You can download the SSE package as follows: Anonymous ftp (World Wide Web URL): ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/sse061.ltr (cover letter, ASCII text) ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/sse061.tar.Z (new binaries, compressed tar file) Checksums (sum -r): 01458 2 sse061.ltr 45130 114 sse061.tar.Z V. Updates This bulletin is available for anonymous ftp download from ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-00.05a, and will be updated as new information becomes available. The latest information on security vulnerabilities and fixes from SCO is available on the world-wide web at http://www.sco.com/security/ VI. Further Information: If you have further questions, contact your support provider. If you need to contact SCO, please send electronic mail to support@sco.COM, or contact SCO as follows. USA/Canada: 6am-5pm Pacific Time (PST/PDT) ----------- 1-800-347-4381 (voice) 1-408-427-5443 (fax) Pacific Rim, Asia, and Latin American customers: 6am-5pm Pacific ------------------------------------------------ Time (PST/PDT) 1-408-425-4726 (voice) 1-408-427-5443 (fax) Europe, Middle East, Africa: 9am-5:30pm UK Time (GMT/BST) ---------------------------- +44 (0)1923 816344 (voice) +44 (0)1923 817781 (fax) ---------------------------------------------------------------------