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TITLE:
AIX Various Communication Protocol Security Issues

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14946

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14946/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged some security issues in AIX, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA11440
SA14904

SOLUTION:
Apply listed APARs and efix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/icmp_efix.tar.Z

APARs for AIX 5.1.0:
IY70028 (available approx. 2005-08-03)
IY55950 (available)
IY63365 (available)

APARs for AIX 5.2.0:
IY70027 (available approx. 2005-06-01)
IY55949 (available)
IY63364 (available)

APARs for AIX 5.3.0:
IY70026 (available approx. 2005-05-18)
IY62006 (available)
IY63363 (available)

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA14904:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14904/

SA11440:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11440/

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