Patch-ID# 144047-01


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Keywords: security traceroute buffer overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.10: traceroute patch
Date: Sep/01/2010


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 10

SunOS Release: 5.10

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 144048

Topic: SunOS 5.10: traceroute patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
623881815253320
629061115273741
629062315273749
629114715273962
629187915274236
629821115276775
629835115276845
661518915429689


Changes incorporated in this version:

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 121012-03

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/sbin/traceroute

Problem Description:

This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 121012-03
        into Solaris S10U9 update.
 
(from 121012-03)
 
6615189 reverse ip6 name lookups don't work in traceroute
 
(from 121012-02)
 
6238818 traceroute -s always reports an error
 
(from 121012-01)
 
6290623 buffer overflow in traceroute when using 10 or more gateways (-g option)
6290611 traceroute accesses invalid memory when -s is used with bogus address
6291147 traceroute has off-by-one error when counting gateways resulting in a buffer overflow
6291879 traceroute prints spurious "unknown host" message when gateway limit exceeded
6298211 traceroute sometimes reports the wrong gateway host as unresolvable
6298351 traceroute sends trace packet to invalid gateways unless probe_all is set


Patch Installation Instructions:
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Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' commands provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
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None.


README -- Last modified date: Saturday, November 10, 2012