HP SECURITY BULLETIN
 
HPSBMA01138     REVISION: 0
 
SSRT5958 rev.0 - HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) Radia Management Agent 
(RMA) Remote Unauthorized Privileged Access and Denial of Service (DoS)
 
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INITIAL RELEASE:   	
 
27 April 2005 
 
POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:   	
 
Remote Unauthorized Privileged Access and Denial of Service (DoS)
SOURCE:   	
 
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
A  potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP OpenView Radia 
Management Portal (RMP) versions 2.x and 1.x  running Radia Management Agent (RMA).  
This potential security vulnerability could be exploited to allow a remote 
unauthorized user to gain privileged access or to create a Denial of Service (DoS).
REFERENCES:   	
 
None
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*:  ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP OpenView Radia Management Portal  (RMP) version 2.x running  Radia Management 
Agent (RMA) on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP.
 
HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP)  version 1.x running Radia Management Agent 
(RMA) on AIX  4.1 and subsequent; HP-UX version 10.20 and subsequent; Linux; 
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP; and SunOS 5.5 
and subsequent.
BACKGROUND:
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security-alert@hp.com.
 
HP Company wishes to thank  Dominic Beecher and David Morgan of NGSSoftware Ltd 
(www.ngssoftware.com) for reporting this vulnerability to us and assisting us to 
protect all of our valued customers.
 
     AFFECTED VERSIONS
 
     For HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) version 2.x
     running Radia Management Agent (RMA)  
 
     Windows NT 4.0
     Windows 2000
     Windows 2003
     Windows XP
     =============
     action: install RADINFRAWIN32_00005  
 
     For HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) version 1.x
     running Radia Management Agent (RMA)
 
     AIX 4.1 and subsequent
     =============
     action: install RADINFRAAIX_00002    
 
     HP-UX B.10.20
     HP-UX B.10.30
     HP-UX B.11.00
     HP-UX B.11.04
     HP-UX B.11.11
     HP-UX B.11.22
     HP-UX B.11.23
     =============
     criteria: if /opt/Novadigm/ManagementAgent/rma.tkd exists
     action: install RADINFRAHPUX1_00003
 
     Linux
     =============
     action: install RADINFRALNX_00001
 
     Windows NT 4.0
     Windows 2000
     Windows 2003
     Windows XP
     =============
     action: install RADINFRAWIN32_00006
 
     SunOS 5.5 and subsequent
     =============
     action: install RADINFRASOL_00002  
 
     END AFFECTED VERSIONS
RESOLUTION:
HP has made the following available to resolve the issue:
 
For HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) version 2.x
RADINFRAWIN32_00005  is available from HP Software Support Online :
 
  http://support.openview.hp.com
 
Note: HP Passport sign-in is required to access the Software patches.
 
 
For HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) version 1.x
please contact the Radia Support Team for the following patches:
 
RADINFRAWIN32_00006 – Windows
RADINFRAAIX_00002 – AIX
RADINFRAHPUX1_00003 – HP-UX
RADINFRALNX_00001 – Linux
RADINFRASOL_00002 – Solaris   
 
Applying the patch:
 
A new rma.tkd module must be installed on all client systems which
currently have the Radia Management Agent (RMA) installed.  The
patch can be applied in one of two ways:
 
  1. Use the Radia Client to deliver the new rma.tkd as a Radia service.
      Refer to the engineering note OV-ENKB018234 titled “RMP 2.x:
      Deploying a Radia Management Agent from a Command or Radia
      Service” for details.
 
   2. Use the Radia Management Portal’s “Install Management Agent”
       task to push the new rma.tkd to all Radia Client machines.
 
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - NonUpdate
Install the appropriate patch.
For HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) version 2.x:
  RADINFRAWIN32_00005 - Windows
For HP OpenView Radia Management Portal (RMP) version 1.x:
  RADINFRAWIN32_00006 – Windows
  RADINFRAAIX_00002 – AIX
  RADINFRAHPUX1_00003 – HP-UX
  RADINFRALNX_00001 – Linux
  RADINFRASOL_00002 – Solaris   
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