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Avaya CMS / IR Solaris dtsession Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA26136
Release Date: 2007-07-20
Popularity: 6,038 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Partial Fix

OS:Avaya Call Management System (CMS)

Software:Avaya Interactive Response 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-3471


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

For more information:
SA25876

The vulnerability is reported in Avaya CMS R12, R13/R13.1, and R14 and Avaya IR 1.3 and 2.0.

Solution:
Avaya CMS:
The patches from Sun are currently being tested by the vendor for installation on CMS systems. The vendor recommends to follow the workaround provided by Sun.

Avaya IR:
Install patch 109354-26 for IR 1.3 Solaris 8 systems or patch 125279-02 on IR 2.0 Solaris 10.

NOTE: IR is reportedly only affected if system console, keyboard and mouse are installed, with Common Desktop Environment (CDE) configured.

Original Advisory:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-310.htm

Other References:
SA25876:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25876/


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