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TITLE:
Avaya CMS Solaris crontab Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30542

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30542/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Avaya Call Management System (CMS)
http://secunia.com/product/4615/

DESCRIPTION:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in Avaya CMS, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA30482

The vulnerability is reported in Avaya CMS R12, R13/R13.1, and R14.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-222.htm

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30482:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30482/

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