New Oracle Critical 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 Security Alert for CVE-2012-4681 and contains the following security issues.
Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Beans). Supported versions that are affected are 7 Update 6 and before. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System takeover including arbitrary code execution. Note: Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-4681 to this issue.
Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Beans). Supported versions that are affected are 7 Update 6 and before. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System takeover including arbitrary code execution. Note: Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-1682 to this issue.
Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Beans). Supported versions that are affected are 7 Update 6 and before. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System takeover including arbitrary code execution. Note: Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-3136 to this issue.
Security-in-depth issue in the Java Runtime Environment component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: AWT). Supported versions that are affected are 7 Update 6 and before and 6 Update 34 and before.Note: CVE-2012-0547 represents a security-in-depth issue that is not directly exploitable but which can be used to aggravate security vulnerabilities that can be directly exploited. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-0547 to this issue.
Actions to be take on system products delivered with Oracle Java installed are described below.
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya CMS | R15 thru R17 R4 | Low | Upgrade to R17 R5 or later. |
Avaya Aura® Application Server 5300:
|
2.x thru 3.0 PB2 | Low | Upgrade to 3.0 PB3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Communication Manager | 5.2.x, 6.x | Low | Upgrade to 7.0 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing | 7.0 thru 7.2 SP5 | Low | Upgrade to 7.2 SP6. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing Standard Edition | 6.x | Low | This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. It is recommended that customers upgrade to one of Avaya's conferencing solutions including Aura Conferencing 7.0 or later. |
| Avaya IP Office | 8.x, 9.0 thru 9.0 SP2 | Low | Upgrade to 9.0 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya IP Office Application Server | 8.x, 9.0 thru 9.0 SP2 | Low | Upgrade to 9.0 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya IQ | 4.x, 5.0 thru 5.2.5 | Low | Upgrade to 5.2.6 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Messaging | 6.2 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3 or later. |
| Avaya Messaging Application Server | 5.2 thru 5.2.18 | Low | Upgrade to 5.2.19 or later. |
| Avaya Meeting Exchange | 5.x thru 6.3 with SP2 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Presence Services | 6.0, 6.1.x | Low | Upgrade to 6.2 or later. |
| Avaya Proactive Contact | 5.0 thru 5.1 | Low | Upgrade to 5.1.1 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® SIP Enablement Services | 5.x | Low | See recommended actions below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. |
| Avaya Aura® System Manager | 5.x, 6.0 thru 6.3.11 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3.12 or later |
| Avaya Aura® Utility Services | 6.1.x thru 6.3.10.0.19 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3.10.0.20 or later. |
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-2012-4681 CVE-2012-1682 CVE-2012-3136 CVE-2012-0547 |
Rated a Low since these products do not use client deployments of Java, or they do not allow untrusted Java
applications or Java applets to run on the systems. |
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 29, 2013 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - June 9, 2016 - Updated CMS, AS 5300, CM, IP Office, Messaging, Presence Services, Proactive Contact, SMGR and Utility Services Affected Versions and Actions.
V 3.0 - July 27, 2016 - Updated MX and IQ Affected Versions and Actions and Advisory Status to Final.
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