Patch-ID# 110903-08


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Keywords: security vi edit dtterm temp files long exinit tags line
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: edit, ex, vedit, vi and view patch
Date: Sep/16/2008


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 110904

Topic: SunOS 5.8: edit, ex, vedit, vi and view patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
405997814941960
430038115009989
432057315018123
434932415030302
436459415036042
439745915047193
461404115090935
463550415096385
651056015370669


Changes incorporated in this version: 6510560

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/ed
/usr/bin/edit
/usr/bin/ex
/usr/bin/red
/usr/bin/vedit
/usr/bin/vi
/usr/bin/view
/usr/lib/expreserve
/usr/lib/exrecover
/usr/xpg4/bin/ed
/usr/xpg4/bin/edit
/usr/xpg4/bin/ex
/usr/xpg4/bin/vedit
/usr/xpg4/bin/vi
/usr/xpg4/bin/view

Problem Description:

6510560 vulnerabilities in vi(1) and ex(1) may lead to execution of arbitrary code
 
(from 110903-07)
 
4349324 vi fails when file is nfs-mounted from an SGI 2 terabyte filesystem
 
(from 110903-06)
 
4397459 ed creates tempfiles in an insecure manner
 
(from 110903-05)
 
4635504 vi "modelines" not working properly in vi editor
 
(from 110903-04)
 
4614041 UNIX98: execvp does not use standards-conforming shell
 
(from 110903-03)
 
4300381 vi -t is not working with long EXINIT tags line
 
(from 110903-02)
 
4364594 vi unsafely uses temporary files
 
(from 110903-01)
 
4320573 vi cannot edit files with long lines, especially with dtterm
4059978 vi display can get messed up if using a small number of rows and columns


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 7-10 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:
-----------------------------
None.


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