Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming.
A heap overflow flaw was found in Perl. If a Perl application allowed user input to control the count argument of the string repeat operator, an attacker could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-5195 to this issue.
A denial of service flaw was found in the way Perl's rehashing code implementation, responsible for recalculation of hash keys and redistribution of hash content, handled certain input. If an attacker supplied specially-crafted input to be used as hash keys by a Perl application, it could cause excessive memory consumption. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-1667 to this issue.
It was found that the Perl CGI module, used to handle Common Gateway Interface requests and responses, incorrectly sanitized the values for Set-Cookie and P3P headers. If a Perl application using the CGI module reused cookies values and accepted untrusted input from web browsers, a remote attacker could use this flaw to alter member items of the cookie or add new items. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-5526 to this issue.
It was found that the Perl Locale::Maketext module, used to localize Perl applications, did not properly handle backslashes or fully-qualified method names. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary Perl code with the privileges of a Perl application that uses untrusted Locale::Maketext templates. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-6329 to this issue.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by Red Hat:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services | 5.x, 6.1 through 6.3 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3.1 or later. |
Avaya Aura® Application Server 5300:
|
2.x, 3.x | Medium | For 2.x, upgrade to 3.0 and install Service Pack 6 or later. For 3.x, install Service Pack 6 or later. |
| Avaya IQ | 5.2 thru 5.2.5 | Medium | Upgrade to 5.2.6 and install Patch 2 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Communication Manager | 6.0 through 6.0.1, 6.2.x, 6.3 | Low | For 6.0.1, install Security Service Pack 2 or later. For 6.2, upgrade to 6.3 and install Security Service Pack 1 or later. For 6.3, install Security Service Pack 1 or later. |
| Avaya CMS | R17 including R1 and R2 | Medium | Upgrade to R17 R3 or later. |
Avaya Communication Server 1000:
|
6.x, 7.x | Low | See recommended actions and mitigating factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing | 7.0 thru 7.2 SP2 | Low | Upgrade to 7.2 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing Standard Edition | 6.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 one of Avaya's conferencing solutions including Aura® Conferencing 7.0 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Experience Portal | 6.x | Low | Upgrade to 7.0 or later. |
| Avaya IP Office Server Edition | 8.x, 9.0 thru 9.0 SP2 | Medium | Upgrade to 9.0 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya IP Office Application Server | 8.1, 9.0 thru 9.0 SP2 | Medium | Upgrade to 9.0 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya Meeting Exchange | 6.2 thru 6.2 SP2 | Low | Upgrade to 6.2 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Messaging | 6.0.x thru 6.2.x | Low | Upgrade to 6.3 or later. |
| Avaya one-X® Client Enablement Services | 6.1 thru 6.2 SP2 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.2 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Presence Services | 6.x | Low | Upgrade to Aura Presence Services 7.0 or later. Further information about this version, as well as the overall Aura 7.0 release, is available on support.avaya.com. |
| Avaya Proactive Contact | 5.0 thru 5.1 | Low | Upgrade to 5.1.1 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Session Manager | 1.x, 5.x, 6.0 through 6.3.3 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3.4 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® System Manager | 5.x through 6.3.2 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3.3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® System Platform | 1.x, 6.0 through 6.3 | Low | Upgrade to 6.3.1 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Utility Services | 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2 through 6.2 SP9, 6.3 | Medium | For 6.0.x and 6.1.x, upgrade to 6.3 and install Service Pack 1 or later. For 6.2, install Service Pack 10 or later. For 6.3, install Service Pack 1 or later. |
| Avaya Voice Portal | 5.x | Low | Upgrade to Experience Portal 7.0 or later. |
Recommended Actions for System Products:
Avaya strongly recommends following the
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 the System Product operating system or
application should not be modified 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-2012-5526 |
The risk is rated Low for all products because CGI module is neither loaded nor used. |
|
CVE-2012-6329 |
The risk is rated Low for all products because maketext function is not used. |
|
CVE-2012-5195 CVE-2013-1667 |
The risk is rated Low for CS 1000, Conferencing, Conferencing Standard Edition, CM, EP, Messaging and Meeting Exchange because local users, who can exploit this vulnerability are all privileged users. The risk is rated Low for AES, Presence, SM, SMGR and SP because perl scripts are limited to internal system use and can be executed only by privileged users. The risk is rated Medium for AS5300, CMS, IQ, IP Office, IPOAS, one-X CES and CMUS because of the potential for an application crash by a local user. |
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: | Actions: |
|---|---|
| Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 4.x/5.x | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the AES application. |
| CVLAN | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. |
| Avaya Aura® Experience Portal | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the EP application. |
| Avaya Integrated Management Suite (IMS) | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IMS application. |
| Avaya Aura® Presence Services | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the PS application. |
| Avaya Secure Access Link Gateway | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the SAL Gateway application. |
| Avaya Aura® System Manager 1.0 | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the SMGR application. |
| Avaya Voice Portal | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the VP application. |
Recommended Actions for Software-Only Products:
In the event that the affected package is installed, Avaya recommends following the recommended actions supplied by Red Hat regarding their Enterprise Linux.
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 27, 2013 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - March 13, 2014 - Updated affected versions and actions for AES, AS5300, CM, EP, SM, SMGR, SP, CMUS and VP. Also, updated affected versions for IPO Server Edition and Application Server.
V 3.0 - June 8, 2015 - Update affected versions and actions for CMS, Conferencing, IP Office, IPOAS, Messaging, One-X CES and Proactive Contact.
V 4.0 - July 17, 2015 - Update affected versions and actions for IQ.
V 5.0 - August 3, 2016 - Updated affected version and actions for MX, PS and advisory status to Final
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