New Critical Patch Updates or Security Alerts have been issued by Oracle on Oracle's Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts website. Specific updates or alerts pertaining to this advisory are described below. The Oracle Advisory covering content outlined in this Avaya Security Advisory may be found in Oracle's Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2012 and contains the following security issues.
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: TCP/IP). The supported version that is affected is 8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via TCP. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-3120 to this issue.
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: TCP/IP). Supported versions that are affected are 8, 9 and 10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via TCP. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-4609 to this issue.
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: TCP/IP). Supported versions that are affected are 8, 9 and 10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via TCP. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-3125 to this issue.
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: TCP/IP). Supported versions that are affected are 8, 9 and 10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via TCP/IP. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some Solaris accessible data and ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Solaris. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2001-0323 to this issue.
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: TCP/IP). Supported versions that are affected are 8, 9 and 10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via IPv6. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some Solaris accessible data. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-2699 to this issue.
Some Avaya system products are delivered with a Solaris Operating System. Actions to be taken on these products are described below.
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya CMS | R15.0.x, R16.0.x, R16.1.x, R16.2.x, R16.3 with a Patch bundle earlier than R16.3eg.3 | Medium | For R15, upgrade to R15ab.m/R15auxab.m or later and for R16.x, upgrade to R16.3eg.3 release or later to fix the vulnerabilities described in CVE-2008-4609, CVE-2012-3125 and CVE-2001-0323. |
| Avaya IR | 4.0.x | Low | See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. It is recommended that customers migrate to Avaya Experience Portal. Please contact your Avaya representative for information on the migration and ordering process. |
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
products and the surrounding network from this potential
vulnerability may be mitigated by ensuring these
practices are implemented until such time as an Avaya provided
product update or the recommended Avaya action is applied.
Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the
customer's security policies may be required during this
interim period, but customers should not modify the System Product
operating system or application unless the change is approved by Avaya.
Making changes that are not approved may void the Avaya product service contract.
When determining risk, Avaya takes into account many factors as outlined by Avaya's Security Vulnerability Classification Policy. The following table describes factors that mitigate the risk of specific vulnerabilities for affected Avaya products:
| Vulnerability | Mitigating Factors |
|---|---|
|
CVE-2012-3120 |
The risk is rated None because Solaris 8 is not supported by either CMS or IR. |
|
CVE-2008-4609 CVE-2012-3125 CVE-2001-0323 |
These vulnerabilities are fixed for CMS in the latest R15, R16 releases. The risk is rated Medium for IR because connections are allowed only from trusted hosts and firewall rate limits mitigates the Denial of Service. |
|
CVE-2011-2699 |
The risk is rated None for IR because it does not support IPv6. The risk is rated Low for CMS because IPv6 is not enabled by default. |
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 - July 27, 2012 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - September 6, 2012 - Modified risk rating, actions and mitigating factors based on CMS and IR inputs.
V 3.0 - August 26, 2015 - Updated actions for IR, and set advisory status to Final.
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