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SunOS 5.9_x86: edit, ex, vedit, vi and view patch


Status: RELEASED
Patch Id: 116479-02
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Summary: SunOS 5.9_x86: edit, ex, vedit, vi and view patch
Date:  Sep/16/2008
Installation Requirements:
NA
Solaris Release: 9_x86
Sun OS Release: 5.9_x86
Unbundled Product: 
Unbundled Release: 
Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 113031
Topic: 
SunOS 5.9_x86: edit, ex, vedit, vi and view patch
Relevant Architecture: i386
BugId's fixed with this patch:

4349324 6510560

Changes incorporated in this version:

6510560

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:
 
Files Included in this Patch: 
/usr/bin/edit
/usr/bin/ex
/usr/bin/vedit
/usr/bin/vi
/usr/bin/view
/usr/lib/expreserve
/usr/lib/exrecover
/usr/xpg4/bin/edit
/usr/xpg4/bin/ex
/usr/xpg4/bin/vedit
/usr/xpg4/bin/vi
/usr/xpg4/bin/view
Problem Description: 
6510560 Vulnerabilities in vi(1) and ex(1) may lead to execution of arbitrary code
 
(from 116479-01)
 
4349324 vi fails when file is nfs mounted from an SGI 2 terrabyte filesystem
Revision History: 

116479-01

Patch Installation Instructions: 
--------------------------------
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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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, September 16, 2008

 
 
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Article Details
Article ID : 116479-02
Article Type : Patch Descriptions
Last reviewed : 2008-09-16
Audience : PUBLIC
Keywords : security ex edit vedit vi view expreserve exrecover
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