shadow-utils is a collection of utilities for handling user accounts, group accounts and converting UNIX passwords into shadow password format.
The useradd utility from shadow-utils was found to contain a security bug. When useradd created a new user, the new user's mailbox could temporarily have permissions that would allow another user to read and/or modify the mailbox. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-1174 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 Communication Manager | CM 2.x, 3.x and 4.x | Low | Upgrade to CM 5.0 or later to resolve this issue. |
| Avaya Messaging Storage Server | MSS 3.x | Low | Upgrade to MSS 4.0 or later to resolve this issue. |
| Avaya Message Networking | MN 3.x | Low | See recommended actions below. This issue will be addressed in accordance with Avaya's Product Security Vulnerability Response Policy |
| Avaya CCS/SES | CCS/SES 3.1.1 | Low | Upgrade to SES 5.0 or later to resolve this issue. |
| Avaya AES | AES 4.01, 4.1 | Low | Update to AES 4.2 or later to resolve this issue. |
Recommended Actions:
For all system products which use
vulnerable
versions of shadow-utils, Avaya recommends that customers restrict local
and
network access to the server. This restriction should be enforced
through the
use of physical security, firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, and other
generally-accepted
networking practices until such time as an update becomes available and
can be
installed.
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 vendor's 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 - June 28, 2007 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - July 22, 2008 - Changed AES affected versions and recommended
actions, Changed CM and SES recommended actions.
V 3.0 - February 17, 2009 - Changed MSS recommended actions.
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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