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	    Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory

Subject:		Open Unix, UnixWare: uidadmin buffer overflow
Advisory number: 	CSSA-2001-SCO.14
Issue date: 		2001 August 23
Cross reference:
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1. Problem Description
	
	A very long argument to the uidadmin "-S" (scheme) argument
	causes uidadmin to core dump. This might be exploited by an
	unauthorized user to gain privilege.


2. Vulnerable Versions

	Operating System	Version		Affected Files
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	UnixWare 7		All		/usr/bin/uidadmin
	Open Unix		8.0.0		/usr/bin/uidadmin


3. Workaround

	None.


4. UnixWare 7

  4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

	ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2001-SCO.14/


  4.2 Verification

	md5 checksums:
	
	6778640ca80a88ed3af993adbe839bfb	erg711722a.Z


	md5 is available for download from

		ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/tools/


  4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

	Upgrade the affected binaries with the following commands:

	# uncompress /tmp/erg711722a.Z
	# pkgadd -d /tmp/erg711722a


5. References

        This, and other advisories are located at
                http://stage.caldera.com/support/security

        This advisory addresses Caldera Security internal incident sr847563.


6. Disclaimer

	Caldera International, Inc. is not responsible for the misuse
	of any of the information we provide on our website and/or
	through our security advisories. Our advisories are a service
	to our customers intended to promote secure installation and
	use of Caldera International products.

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