Update: February 20, 2008
A vulnerability to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks was found in SEWB/PLATFORM (abbreviated hereafter to SEWB3).
Vulnerability ID
HS08-002
Vulnerability description
When SEWB3 receives invalid data from a process other than a SEWB process, the SEWB3 messaging service might go down or hang.
This problem might occur if your system is set up as a server-client system. Both server and client messaging services are affected.
The affected products and versions are listed below. Please upgrade to the appropriate version, or apply the Workaround.
Affected products
The information is organized under the following headings:
(Example)
Product name: Gives the name of the affected product.
Version:
- Platform
- Gives the affected version.
Product name: SEWB3/PLATFORM
Version(s):
- HI-UX/WE2(3050 SISC):
- 01-00 to 01-06-/A(*1)
- HI-UX/WE2(3050 RISC):
- 01-00 to 01-06-/A(*1)
- HI-UX/WE2(3050RX):
- 01-01 to 01-16-/F(*1), 01-06 to 01-16-/B(English version)(*1)
- HP-UX(9.x):
- 01-00 to 01-10-/A(*1)
- HP-UX(10.x):
- 01-11 to 01-16-/B(*1)
- HP-UX(11.x):
- 01-16-/C to 01-16-/F(*1), 01-17 to 01-17-/F
- Solaris:
- 01-04 to 02-14-/A(*1)
- AIX:
- 01-10 to 02-13(*1)
Product name: SEWB3/MI-PLATFORM
Version(s):
- HI-UX/WE2(3050 SISC):
- 01-00 to 01-06-/A(*1)
- HI-UX/WE2(3050 RISC):
- 01-00 to 01-06-/A(*1)
- HI-UX/WE2(3050RX):
- 01-02 to 01-16-/F(*1), 01-07 to 01-16-/B(English version)(*1)
- HP-UX(9.x):
- 01-02 to 01-10-/A(*1)
- HP-UX(10.x):
- 01-11 to 01-16-/B(*1)
- HP-UX(11.x):
- 01-16-/C to 01-16-/F(*1), 01-17 to 01-17-/F
- Solaris:
- 01-04 to 02-14-/A(*1)
- AIX:
- 01-10 to 02-13(*1)
- *1
- For details about this version, contact your Hitachi support service representative.
Fixed products
The information is organized under the following headings:
(Example)
Product name: Gives the name of the fixed product.
Version:
- Platform
- Gives the fixed version, and release date.
Scheduled version(s):
- Platform
- Gives the fixed version scheduled to be released.
Product name: SEWB3/PLATFORM
Product name: SEWB3/MI-PLATFORM
Version(s):
- HP-UX(11.x)
- 01-17-/G December 28, 2007
For details on the fixed products, contact your Hitachi support service representative.
Workarounds
Please carry out the following workaround until a fixed module is available:
- Set filtering rules in the OS or router so that only reliable hosts can access the TCP ports used by SEWB3.
Revision history
- February 20, 2008
- This page is released.
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