From:	MERC::"uunet!WKUVX1.BITNET!MacroMan" 24-FEB-1993 17:11:52.40
To:	MACRO32@WKUVX1.BITNET
CC:	
Subj:	Re: Security hole in OpenVMS

Carl wrote:

>In comp.security.announce, they've announced a security hole in OPenVMS for
>both the VAX and AXP versions.
>The problem is in OpenVMS V5.0 through V5.5-2 and OpenVMS AXP V1.0.  Fixed in
>OpenVMS V6.0 and OpenVMS AXP V1.5.
>The product numbers of the kits to fix the problem are:

The DEC patch is CSCPAT_1084, current version is 1.0.  The patch is
available via DSNlink (I got it via DSNlink ITS -- it may or may not be
available from VTX yet).  The patch also fixes a few other (non-security)
bugs, too.

-Dan Wing, dwing@uh01.colorado.edu or wing_d@ucolmcc.bitnet (DGW11)
 Systems Administrator, University Hospital, Denver