ArcIMS 9.0 SP2 GET_PROJECT tag patch

Summary

A security issue has been identified that could cause the Spatial Server to restart in ArcIMS 9.0 SP2.

Description

• Introduction
• Issues Addressed with this Service Pack
• Files Installed with this patch
• Installation prerequisite
• Installing the patch
        — Windows
        — Unix and Linux
  
• Identifying QFE files on your machine
• Service Pack Updates
• Getting Help

Introduction

ESRI announces a patch to ArcIMS 9.0 Service Pack 2. This patch contains updates to ArcIMS 9.0 regarding the issues listed below. We highly recommend that customers download and install this patch at their earliest convenience.

Issues Addressed with this Service Pack

CQ00256516 A security issue has been identified that could cause the Spatial Server to restart. You can help protect your ArcIMS site by installing this update. This issue affects sites that have installed ArcIMS 9.0 sp2. If you have installed ArcIMS 9.0.1, this issue has been resolved.

Files installed with this patch

aimsfs.dll

aimsfs_root.res

Installation prerequisite

ArcIMS 9.0 SP2 must be installed prior to installing the GET_PROJECT tag patch.

Installing the Service Pack

On Windows

Download QFE-IMS-90SP2-CQ257414_Windows.zip. (55 KB).

Installation instructions on Windows


1. From your Services control panel, stop the ArcIMS Tasker, ArcIMS Monitor, and ArcIMS Application Server (in that order).
2. Unzip QFE-IMS-90SP2-CQ257414_Windows.zip
3. Make a copy of <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\Server\ext\FeatureServer\aimsfs.dll to aimsfs.dll.sp2
4. Replace <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\Server\ext\FeatureServer\aimsfs.dll with the new file provided in this patch.
5. Make a copy of <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\Server\locales\FeatureServer\aimsfs_root.res to aimsfs_root.res.sp2
6. Replace <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\Server\locales\FeatureServer\aimsfs_root.res with the new file provided in this patch.
7. From your Services control panel, start the ArcIMS Application Server, ArcIMS Monitor and ArcIMS Tasker (in that order).

On Unix and Linux -

Download the appropriate tar file for your platform:

AIX - ims90sp2-cq257414-aix.tar (250 KB)
HP-UX - ims90sp2-cq257414-hp.tar (879 KB)
LINUX - ims90sp2-cq257414-linux.tar (150 KB)
SOLARIS - ims90sp2-cq257414-sun.tar (186 KB)

Installation instructions on UNIX and Linux

1. Stop the ArcIMS Tasker, ArcIMS Monitor, and ArcIMS Application Server (in that order) or use the script <ArcIMS Installation Directory>/qs_scripts/stop_arcims.
2. For AIX only, as root, run the slibclean command:
   
   #slibclean
   
   
3. Extract the ims90-sp2-<platform>_extract.tar:
   
   %tar xvf ims90-sp2-<platform>_extract.tar
%tar -xvf ims90-sp2-<platform>_extract.tar AIX
   
   
4. Make a copy of <ArcIMS Installation Directory>/ext/FeatureServer/aimsfs.dll to aimsfs.dll.sp2
5. Replace <ArcIMS Installation Directory>/ext/FeaturesServer/aimsfs.dll with the new file provided in this patch.
6. Make a copy of <ArcIMS Installation Directory>/locales/FeatureServer/aimsfs_root.res to aimsfs_root.res.sp2
7. Replace <ArcIMS Installation Directory>/locales/FeatureServer/aimsfs_root.res with the new file provided in this patch.
8. Start the ArcIMS Application Server, ArcIMS Monitor, and ArcIMS Tasker(in that order) or use the script <ArcIMS Installation Directory>/qs_scripts/start_arcims.

How to identify which Service Pack is installed

Windows only
To check for the presence of Quick Fixes, for each file examine the unique identification information provided (right click, properties, version tab, item name, QFE Version). With only a few exceptions, all files modified as part of a QFE distribution can be uniquely identified in this manner.

The identification string for this Patch should read: QFE-IMS-90-CQ00257414

Unix and Linux

Any modified UNIX executables (or libraries) being sent out as part of a Quick Fix will return the unique identification number for that fix when checked with the "what" command for UNIX or the "strings" command for Linux. For example, to display the identification string for this Service Pack on UNIX, type:

%what $AIMSHOME/ext/FeatureServer/aimsfs.dll | grep QFE

QFE-IMS-90-CQ00257414

Patch Updates
Check the Online Support Center periodically for the availability of additional patches. New information about this patch will be posted here.

• 02-01-2005:Correction of typo in path for placement of Windows file.

Getting Help
Domestic sites, please contact ESRI Technical Support at 909.793.3774, if you have any difficulty installing this patch. International sites, please contact your local ESRI software distributor.