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Digest Name:  Daily Security Bulletins Digest
    Created:  Mon Sep 25  3:00:04 PDT 2000

Table of Contents:

Document ID      Title
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HPSBUX0009-121   Sec. Vulnerability OpenView NNM Object IDs

The documents are listed below.
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Document ID:  HPSBUX0009-121
Date Loaded:  20000924
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability OpenView NNM Object IDs

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  HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #00121, 25 Sept. '00
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The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.  Hewlett-Packard Company will not be liable for any
consequences to any customer resulting from customer's failure to fully
implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as soon as possible.

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PROBLEM:  Java SNMP MIB Browser Object ID parsing problem.

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.XX and 11.XX,
          Sun Microsystems SOLARIS releases 2.X, plus under
          Microsoft Windows NT4.X/ Windows 2000  running NNM 6.1,
          NNM 5.01, and NNM 4.11.

DAMAGE:   Users can cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

SOLUTION: Apply appropriate patches listed below.
          HP-UX 11.00   HP-UX 10.X    SOLARIS 2.X    WinNT4.X/2000
          PHSS_22407    PHSS_22406    PSOV_02830     NNM_00621

AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now ONLY at the OV website
              noted below.
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I.

 A. Background
    Hewlett-Packard Company has been notified of a vulnerability
    in its OpenView Network Node Manager.

 B. Fixing the problem:
    Apply one of the patches listed below.  Please make note
    of patch dependencies.

          HP-UX 11.00   HP-UX 10.X    SOLARIS 2.X    WinNT4.X/2000
          PHSS_22407    PHSS_22406    PSOV_02830     NNM_00621

    NOTE: These four patches are Special Release patches and will
          NOT be available from the ITRC.  They can only be obtained
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