Patch-ID# 106953-04
Keywords: security uux buffer overflow set-uid uucp uustat buffer stack
Synopsis: SunOS 5.7_x86: /usr/bin/uux patch
Date: Feb/18/2004


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 7_x86

SunOS Release: 5.7_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch is available for SPARC as patch 106952

Topic: SunOS 5.7_x86: /usr/bin/uux patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4164924 4179980 4416701 4489569 4756979 4804089

Changes incorporated in this version: 4756979 4804089

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 108332-01

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:

4804089 *uucp* /usr/bin/uucp buffer overflow
4756979 uucp contains a buffer overflow
 
(from 106953-03)
 
4489569 uucp trailing / in the destination dir name required when 106468-04 installed
 
(from 106953-02)
 
4416701 Buffer overflows in uucp can allow uucp uid access.
 
(from 106953-01)
 
4179980 uux has buffer overflow problems.
 
(from 108332-01)
 
4164924 *uustat* uses gets() which does not do bounds checking to a buffer on stack

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
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:  Wednesday, February 18, 2004

