Patch-ID# 110453-04


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Keywords: security buffer overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: admintool Patch
Date: Feb/21/2003


Install Requirements: None

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 110454

Topic: SunOS 5.8: admintool Patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
432760515021071
435430615032218
444723415061158
450966915081543


Changes incorporated in this version: 4447234

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/admintool

Problem Description:

4447234 more buffer overflows in admintool and in its libraries.
 
(from 110453-03)
 
4509669 admintool cannot add user in sec group if username is first part of other user
 
(from 110453-02)
 
4327605 admintool/swmtool core dumps when try to select a pkg
 
(from 110453-01)
 
4354306 Two more buffer overflows in admintool.


Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.


Special Install Instructions:
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None.


README -- Last modified date: Friday, November 9, 2012