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TITLE:
Avaya Products Vim Modelines Shell Command Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16660

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16660/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4520/
Avaya Intuity LX
http://secunia.com/product/3279/
Avaya MN100
http://secunia.com/product/4483/
Avaya Network Routing (ANR) 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4522/
Avaya S8XXX Media Servers
http://secunia.com/product/4519/

DESCRIPTION:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in vim included in some
products, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA16206

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

The vendor also recommends that modeline in vim should not be used.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-189.pdf

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16206:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16206/

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