TITLE:  SSRT4831 - HP Tru64 UNIX Potential Buffer Overflow in the Motif library and Image Viewer

Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2004.  All rights reserved.


PRODUCT:    HP Tru64 UNIX [R] V5.1B-2/PK4
SOURCE:     Hewlett-Packard Company

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Name:  T64KIT0024050-V51BB25-ES-20041026
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  5.24MB 
     Kit Applies To:  HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-2/PK4 (BL25)

     ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
	/usr/bin/sum results:  
	10950   5370

	/usr/bin/cksum results: 
	829139868 5498880

	MD5 results:   
	e880677582865124ad6db722ce067678

	SHA1 results:
	350d49f469e7e5a3029bd15648f175800118334b


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-2/PK4
that contains solutions to the following problem(s):

A potential remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability has been
reported in the X PixMap routines used in the HP Tru64 UNIX Motif library
(libXm) and in the Image Viewer (dximageview).	The potential vulnerability
could result in a denial of service condition or in the execution of
arbitrary code.

SSRT4831 - Motif, Image Viewer	(Severity - High)



The Patch Kit Installation Instructions and the Patch Summary and Release
Notes documents provide patch kit installation and removal instructions
and a summary of each patch. Please read these documents prior to 
installing patches on your system.

The patches in this ERP kit will also be available in the next mainstream
patch kit - HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-3.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

1) Install this kit with the dupatch utility that is included in the patch
   kit. You may need to baseline your system if you have manually changed
   system files on your system. The dupatch utility provides the baselining
   capability.

2) The patch in this ERP kit does not have any file intersections with any
   other ERP available at this time for this product version.

3) This ERP kit will NOT install over any Customer Specific Patches (CSPs)
   which have file intersections with this ERP kit. Contact your normal
   Service Provider for assistance if the installation of this ERP kit is
   blocked by any of your installed CSPs.


INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES:

You must have installed HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-2/PK4 (BL25) prior to
installing this Early Release Patch Kit.


SUPERSEDE INFORMATION:

None

KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT:

None.


RELEASE NOTES FOR T64KIT0024050-V51BB25-ES-20041026:




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       customer shall have the sole responsibility for adequate protection
       and back-up data used in conjunction with this ECO/workaround.