A Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment May Allow an Untrusted Applet to Circumvent Network Access Restrictions (Sun 102995)

Original Release Date: July 24, 2007
Last Revised: June 19, 2009
Number: ASA-2007-322
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. Issues which have been resolved by Sun Microsystems have been indicated as such. Notifications without a resolution may have restrictions to additional information on the sunsolve.sun.com website.

102995
A Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment May Allow an Untrusted Applet to Circumvent Network Access Restrictions
Product: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Category: Security
Date Released: 18-Jul-2007
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102995-1

Avaya System Products using a Sun Microsystems Operating System:
Avaya system products include an Operating System with the product when it is delivered. Avaya Call Management System (CMS) and Avaya Interactive Response (IR) are both shipped with an operating system from Sun Microsystems. Actions to be taken on those products are described below.

Recommended Actions:
Follow the recommended actions for the products listed below. This advisory will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya CMS All None Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition is not installed on CMS by default.
Avaya IR IR 2.0 and 3.0 Low Customers running IR 2.0 should upgrade to IR 3.0 and install Solaris 10 Patch Cluster for IR 3.0 Service Pack 5, or upgrade to IR 4.0
Customers running IR 3.0 should install Solaris 10 Patch Cluster for IR 3.0 Service Pack 5, or upgrade to IR 4.0

2. Additional Information:

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4. Revision History:

V 1.0 - July 24, 2007 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - June 19, 2009 - Changed IR actions and ASA status to final.

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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