COMMAND

    sendmail

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    HP 9000 Series 700/800 Servers running HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00 (sendmail 8.8.6)

PROBLEM

    Following is based on HP  Support Information Digests.  HP  HP9000
    Series 700/800  systems that  are running  sendmail release  8.8.6
    accept connections sub-optimally,  which cause security  problems.
    Public domain  fixes now  in sendmail  8.9.3 have  been ported  to
    HP-UX sendmail 8.8.6 release patch.

SOLUTION

    For HP-UX releases prior to  10.20, upgrade from sendmail 5.65  to
    sendmail release 8.8.6.  See www.software.hp.com:

        For HP-UX release 10.20:   PHNE_17135
        For HP-UX release 11.00:   PHNE_17190