HP-UX 11i December 2003 Release Notes

HP-UX 11i Version 1.0 Operating Environment Applications
HP-UX 11i Foundation Operating Environment
Chapter 6
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— http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0131
• Enabling more file descriptors:
HP-UX Apache-based Web Server is now compiled with _USE_BIG_FDS to raise the
maximum allowed number of simultaneous open files, or maximum number of file
descriptors, from 2048 to 60000 per process (depending on system configuration).
new for June 2003 HP-UX Apache-based Web Server v1.0.01.02 includes the following:
• OpenSSL upgraded to 0.9.6i, which addresses and fixes the security vulnerability
described at:
— http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0078
• Resolved a problem with Apache going into an infinite loop under certain network
conditions, consuming 100% CPU. The details regarding the bug is available at
http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/index.html: BUG # 15380.
• Resolved a problem with Apache not able to load modules written in C++.
Plus enhancements from v1.0.00.01:
• Apache 2.0.43: All users are urged to upgrade immediately to Apache 2.0.43 which
addresses and fixes these security vulnerabilities described at
http://cve.mitre.org/: CAN-2002-0839, CAN-2002-1156, CAN-2002-0843.
•New Apache modules: mod_charset_lite, mod_deflate, mod_mem_cache
• PHP 4.2.3, a maintenance release with a large number of bug fixes to version 4.2.2.
This version of PHP also incorporates a fix for PHP bug #17466 for uid/gid in
safe_mode.
• New PHP extensions, which add support for sockets, FTP, network management,
XML manipulation using DOM, handling compressed files, image manipulation and
password strength checking.
• Support for IPv6
• mod_perl 1.99_07, now dependent on Perl 5.6.1, which is included in the OE.
Compatibility
This release is binary-compatible only with 2.0.42 and greater. All the modules compiled
with Apache 2.0.42 or greater will continue to work with this version since the Apache
API has not changed.
Performance
Performance is similar to previous HP Apache-based Web Server 1.3.x and 2.x releases.
Installation
See “Installation” on page 112.
Documentation
See “Documentation” on page 113.