OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 111571-04


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Keywords: security buffer overflow uucp uid strcpy destination dir
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 111571-05 SunOS 5.8_x86: uucp patch
Date: Jan/06/2006


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 111570

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: uucp patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
441670115053499
468644215107934
475697915126662
480408915141721
495245615184938


Changes incorporated in this version: 4952456

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/uucp
/usr/bin/uuglist
/usr/bin/uustat
/usr/bin/uux
/usr/lib/uucp/bnuconvert
/usr/lib/uucp/uucheck
/usr/lib/uucp/uucico
/usr/lib/uucp/uucleanup
/usr/lib/uucp/uusched
/usr/lib/uucp/uuxqt

Problem Description:

4952456 uustat, uucp: Buffer overflows in uustat and uucp
 
(from 111571-03)
 
4804089 uucp: /usr/bin/uucp buffer overflow
4756979 uucp: contains a buffer overflow
 
(from 111571-02)
 
4686442 uucp: trailing / in the destination dir name required when 111571-01 installed
 
(from 111571-01)
 
4416701 Buffer overflows in uucp can allow uucp uid access.


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:
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None.


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