COMMAND

    inetd

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    HP9000 Series 7/800 running HP-UX releases 9.X, and 10.X only

PROBLEM

    Following  info  is  based  on  HP  Support  Information  Digests.
    Improperly coded routines can  result in susceptability to  denial
    of  service  attacks  (vulnerability  may  allow  networking to be
    disabled as inetd can terminate prematurely).

SOLUTION

    The  problem  can  be  fixed  by  applying  the  appropriate patch
    mentioned below:

        HP-UX release 9.X    HP9000 Series 7/800             PHNE_14085
        HP-UX release 10.00,10.01,10.10 HP9000 Series 7/800  PHNE_14086
        HP-UX release 10.20  HP9000 Series 7/800             PHNE_14087
        HP-UX release 10.24  HP9000 Series 7/800             PHNE_14377