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as I noted in a previous post, do not do a STRTCPSVR *ALL if you don't want SNMP running. jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buck Calabro" <Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:29 AM Subject: RE: SNMP Issue for iSeries -- from IBM > Bob Cancilla posted this on the IGNITe list a few moments ago... > > >Here is the response re the recent CERT advisory > >on SNMP that we got from IBM. While I cannot > >reveal my source, you can be assured that > >this is one of the single most authorative > >sources in the iSeries organization. > > > >***************** from IBM ******************************** > > > >Both the iSeries SNMP Agent and Trap Manager are impacted, > >however the exposure is minimal. There have not been any > >security exposures found. > >The tests referenced in the CERT can cause a denial of service > >to the SNMP service only. It is also important to understand > >that SNMP is not something that should typically be running > >on any system that is accessible to the Internet or other > >public network, therefore reducing this DOS exposure to > >internal machines only. > > > >We are working on the fixes now. We will be providing PTFs > >for V4R5 and V5R1 in the next several weeks. > > > >**************** End ************************************** > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > >
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