Texinfo is a documentation format from the GNU project that produces documentation in many formats suitable for online and/or offline viewing.
The texindex command that comes with Texinfo was found to contain a buffer overflow flaw that could lead texindex to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running texindex when opening a specially constructed Texinfo file. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2006-4810 to this issue.
The texindex command from Texinfo was found to contain a flaw in the way it creates temporary files. Through this flaw, a local user could use texindex to overwrite files the user running texindex has write permissions to. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2005-3011 to this issue.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by RedHat Linux:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya S87XX/S8500/S8300 | CM 2.x and 3.x | Low | Upgrade to CM 4.0 or later. |
| Avaya CCS/SES | SES 4.0 and earlier. | Low | Upgrade to SES 5.0 or later. |
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 Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendors guidance.
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVLAN | All | None | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. The CVLAN application does not require the software described in this advisory. |
| Avaya Integrated Management Suite(IMS) | All | None | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IMS application. The IMS application does not require the software described in this advisory. |
Recommended Actions:
Avaya recommends that customers follow
recommended actions supplied by RedHat Linux or remove the affected
package.
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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V 1.0 - January 19, 2007 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - August 26, 2008 - Changed CM and SES recommended actions, and ASA status.
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