TITLE:
Avaya Products cpio Insecure File Creation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17063

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17063/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Avaya S8XXX Media Servers
http://secunia.com/product/4519/
Avaya Modular Messaging 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4484/
Avaya Message Networking 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/5801/
Avaya Intuity LX
http://secunia.com/product/3279/
Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4520/

DESCRIPTION:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in cpio included in some
products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
disclose and manipulate information.

For more information:
SA14357

SOLUTION:
S8710/S8700/S8500/S8300:
Update Communication Manager to version 3.0.1 with SP 10706 or
later.
http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?PAGE=ProductArea&temp.productID=129452&temp.releaseID=228563&temp.bucketID=159907

The vendor recommends that local and network access to the affected
systems should be restricted until an update is available.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA14357:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14357/

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