Security Vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 (SSLv3) Protocols Involving Handshake Renegotiation Affects Network Security Services (NSS)

Original Release Date: January 15, 2010
Last Revised: November 30, 2010
Number: ASA-2009-593
Risk Level: Low
Advisory Version: 2.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

A new Sun Alert Notification from Sun Microsystems has been issued and is described below. Additional information about this issue may be found on the sunsolve.sun.com website, although a maintenance contract with Sun may be required to view the information.

273350
Security Vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 (SSLv3) Protocols Involving Handshake Renegotiation Affects Network Security Services (NSS)
Product: Sun Java Enterprise System 5, Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4, Solaris 8 Operating System, Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Date Released: 09-Dec-2009
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273350-1

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-3555 to this issue.

2. Avaya System Products using a Solaris Operating System:

Some Avaya system products are delivered with an Operating System from Sun Microsystems. Actions to be taken on these products are described below.

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya CMS R15, R16 Low For R15, upgrade to r15ab.j, r15auxab.j or later.
For R16, upgrade to a current R16, R16.1, R16.2 load or later. All R16.x loads include the patch to resolve this issue.
Avaya IR 3.0, 4.0 Low Install Solaris 10 patch 119213-21.

Recommended Actions:
Avaya strongly recommends that customers follow networking and security best practices by implementing firewalls, ACLs, physical security or other appropriate access restrictions. Though Avaya believes such restrictions should always be in place; risk to Avaya's product and the surrounding network from this potential vulnerability may be mitigated by ensuring these practices are implemented until such time as a product actions is applied. Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the customer's security policies may be required during this interim period.

3. Additional Information:

Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.

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5. Revision History:

V 1.0 - January 15, 2010 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - November 30, 2010 - Changed CMS and IR actions, and Advisory Status to final.

Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or securityalerts@avaya.com.

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