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Security Advisory Issued for NTP in TCP/IP V5.5, 5.6

On March 23, 2010 the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Software Security Response Team announced that a potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Running NTP. The vulnerabilities could be remotely exploited to execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected NTP for HP OpenVMS TCPIP Versions:

v 5.5 on both the Alpha & Itanium platforms

v 5.6 on both the Alpha & Itanium platforms

The following patch kits have been made available by HP to resolve the issue:

HP OpenVMS TCIP Version	Platform	Patch kit image
v 5.5	Alpha	qxcr1000910870_v55_eco3_alpha.bck
v 5.5	Itanium	qxcr1000910870_v55_eco3_i64.bck
v 5.6	Alpha	qxcr1000910870_v56_eco4_alpha.bck.1
v 5.6	Itanium	qxcr1000910870_v56_eco4_i64.bck.1

SCI Remote Managed Services Customers: Your TAM has already contacted you regarding this vulnerability.

All Others: Patches are available for download at http://itrc.hp.com, or contact SCI for assistance in installing these patches.

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