1. Overview:

Microsoft issued a security bulletin summary for September 2006 which contained twelve security advisories: MS06-052, MS06-053, and MS06-054. The advisories describe vulnerabilities in various Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. A description of the vulnerabilities can be found at:

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-sep.mspx

Certain Avaya products utilize Microsoft Operating Systems and may be affected by these vulnerabilities.

2. Avaya System Products

Avaya system products include an Operating System with the product when it is delivered. The system products described below are delivered with a Microsoft Operating System. Actions to be taken with these products are also described below.

3. Avaya Software-Only Products

Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.

In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Microsoft Windows platform may be. For affected Microsoft Operating Systems, Microsoft recommends installing patches. Detailed instructions for patching the Operating System are given by Microsoft at the following links:

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-052.mspx
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-053.mspx
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-054.mspx

4. Software-Only Products:

Recommended Actions:
Avaya recommends that the Microsoft patches and/or workaround solutions are applied. Although certain Avaya system products utilize Microsoft Operating Systems and may be affected by these vulnerabilities, Avaya recommends that the use of e-mail clients and Internet browsers be restricted on Avaya system products (i.e. Outlook Express and Internet Explorer). The use of browsers should be restricted to authorized users-only as well as limited to the operational-needs of the product. Unrestricted access to the Intranet or Internet should be prohibited beyond the necessary functions of the product's web administration interface and to obtaining patches. This reduces the risk of vulnerabilities in these applications.

5. Additional Information:

MS06-052 Vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (919007): A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft PGM which could allow a remote attacker to take complete control of a system. No Avaya System products utilize Microsoft PGM, and are therefore not vulnerable. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-3442 to the issue.

MS06-053 Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting (920685): A vulnerability has been found which could allow an attacker to view unauthorized information. The Avaya Modular Messaging Message Application Server, Unified Communication Center (UCC), and S8100 are vulnerable to this issue. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-0032 to these issues.

MS06-054 Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (910729) : A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Publisher which could allow an attacker to take control of the vulnerable system as the user that is running Publisher. No Avaya System products utilize Microsoft Publisher, and are therefore not vulnerable. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-0001 to this issues.

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.

6. Disclaimer:

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7. Revision History:

V 1.0 - September 12, 2006 - Initial Statement issued.

Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or [email protected].

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