OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 113112-01


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Keywords: security sunmd5 crypt
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 114432-15 SunOS 5.9_x86: crypt Patch
Date: May/13/2004


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 113475

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: crypt Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
475614815126403
481840115146366
487749215163829
487825715164077
488160615165079
489476015169048
495040315184303
496117315187410


Changes incorporated in this version: 4756148 4818401 4877492 4878257 4881606
4894760 4950403 4961173

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 114432-11 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 114432-15

Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/security/crypt_bsdbf.so.1
/usr/lib/security/crypt_bsdmd5.so.1
/usr/lib/security/crypt_sunmd5.so.1

Problem Description:

4756148 crypt(3c) processing of policy.conf doesn't follow case conventions
4818401 K2 uncovers sunmd5 bug
4877492 crypt() is unpredictable with unknown encryption algorithms
4878257 sunmd5:crypt_gensalt_impl() issues with undocumented rounds= param
4881606 crypt(3c) abuses the heap in many ways
4894760 Can't use crypt() after using strdtod() in same thread
4950403 crypt_alg_magic symbol not required
4961173 crypt modules are not actually lint-clean


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