Avaya CMS dtmail Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA15303
Release Date: 2005-05-11
Popularity: 5,427 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

OS:Avaya Call Management System (CMS)

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0800


Description:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in Avaya Call Management System (CMS), which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA12363

Solution:
The vendor recommends removing the "gid" bit from dtmail.

Original Advisory:
Avaya:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-110_SUN-4-01-2005.pdf

Other References:
SA12363:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12363/


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