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Keywords: security traceroute buffer overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.10_x86: traceroute patch
Date: Sep/07/2006


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 10_x86

SunOS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 121012

Topic: SunOS 5.10_x86: traceroute patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 6238818 6290611 6290623 6291147 6291879 6298211 6298351

Changes incorporated in this version: 6238818

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/sbin/traceroute

Problem Description:

6238818 traceroute -s always reports an error
 
(from 121013-01)
 
6290623 buffer overflow in traceroute when using 10 or more gateways (-g option)
6290611 traceroute accesses invalid memory when -s is used with bogus address
6291147 traceroute has off-by-one error when counting gateways resulting in a buffer overflow
6291879 traceroute prints spurious "unknown host" message when gateway limit exceeded
6298211 traceroute sometimes reports the wrong gateway host as unresolvable
6298351 traceroute sends trace packet to invalid gateways unless probe_all is set

Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-10 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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NOTE 1: If you're planning to set up Zones on this system, please make
        sure to install the following patch which fixes bugid 6216195
        (zone installation confused by UPDATE=yes in pkginfo(4) file):
 
        119016-01 (or greater)  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
 
        (Note that 119255 has superseded 119016; installation of the
         current version is recommended to be preferred, due to its
         central role in the installation and removal of patches.)

README -- Last modified date:  Thursday, September 7, 2006

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