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Avaya Products "tar" Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA20397
Release Date: 2006-06-01
Last Update: 2006-06-13
Popularity: 5,170 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

OS:Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) 2.x
Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) 3.x
Avaya Intuity LX
Avaya Message Networking 2.x
Avaya Modular Messaging 2.x
Avaya Modular Messaging 3.x
Avaya S8XXX Media Servers

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-1918


Description:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in various Avaya products, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause files to be extracted to arbitrary locations on a user's system.

For more information:
SA18988

The vulnerability affects the following products:
* Avaya Intuity LX (all versions).
* Avaya Messaging Storage Server (all versions).
* Avaya Message Networking (all versions).
* Avaya CCS/SES (SES 3.1 and prior).
* Avaya S87x0, S8500, S8400, S8300 Media Servers (all versions).

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

Changelog:
2006-06-13: Added Avaya S8XXX Media Servers as vulnerable.

Original Advisory:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm

Other References:
SA18988:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988/


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