Patch Name:  PHCO_5295

Patch Description: s700 9.09/9.09+ To protect against malicious misuse of cron

Creation Date: 95/03/30

Post Date:  95/04/18

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s700: 9.09+ 9.09

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        CMDS-MIN

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700/9.X/PHCO_5295

Symptoms:
        PHCO_5295:
        Possible malicious misuse of cron.

Defect Description:
        PHCO_5295:
        Possible malicious misuse of cron.

SR:
        4701285411

Patch Files:  
        /etc/cron

what(1) Output:
        /etc/cron:
                $Revision: 70.19.4.9 $
                $Revision: 70.8.1.3.2.1 $
                cron.c     $Revision: 70.8.1.3.2.1 $ $Date: 95/03/30
                         10:37:28 $ PATCH_9.09(+) (PHCO_5295) PATCH_
                        908 (PHCO_5414)

sum(1) Output:
        22662 96 /etc/cron

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  None

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size:  110 Kbytes

Installation Instructions:  
        Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
        SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
        and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
        restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
        before installing this patch.
        ------------------------------------------------------------
        1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

        2. Copy the patch to your /tmp directory and unshar it:

                cd /tmp
                cp patch_source/PHCO_5295 .
                sh PHCO_5295

        3. Become root and run update:

                /etc/update

        4. Use the cursor keys to select "Change Source or
           Destination ->" and press [Return].

        5. Select "From Tape Device to Local System ..."
           in the Change window and

        6. Change "Source: /dev/rmt/0m" to
           "Source: /tmp/PHCO_5295.updt"

        7. Press "Done" (f4).

        8. Follow the standard directions for update.

        Update moves the original software to
        /system/PHCO_5295/orig.  Keep this file to recover from any
        potential problems.  You should move the .text file to
        /system/PHCO_5295 for future reference.

        To put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the
        tape drive, use dd:

                dd if=PHCO_5295.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048

Special Installation Instructions:  None