VMware product updates address OpenSSL security vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0006)

Original Release Date: June 12, 2014
Last Revised: June 12, 2014
Number: ASA-2014-241
Risk Level: Medium
Advisory Version: 1.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

VMware® has issued security advisory VMSA-2014-0006 to address one or more security vulnerabilities. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0198, CVE-2010-5298, and CVE-2014-3470 to these issues.

A description of these vulnerabilities may be found at:

Certain Avaya products are supported on a VMware ESXi Virtualization Platform and may be affected by these vulnerabilities.

2. Avaya Products installed on a VMware ESXi Virtualized Platform:

The following products are installable on a customer supplied VMware system. Actions to be taken with these products are described below.

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 6.2.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya CMS R17.x Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya Aura® Collaboration Environment 2.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya Aura® Communication Manager 6.2.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya Aura® Presence Services 6.1.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya Aura® Session Manager 6.2.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya Aura® System Manager 6.2.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.
Avaya Aura® Utility Services 6.2.x and later Medium Avaya recommends that customers install the security update as detailed in the VMware security advisory.

Recommended Actions for Products running on VMware:
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 the recommended update is applied. Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the customer's security policies may be required during this interim period.

Mitigating Factors:

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-2014-0224
CVE-2014-0198
CVE-2010-5298
CVE-2014-3470
These are a Medium risk due to the potential for a denial of service or man-in-the-middle attack.

3. Additional Information:

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.

4. Disclaimer:

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5. Revision History:

V 1.0 - June 12, 2014 - Initial Statement issued.

Avaya customers or Business Partners should report any security issues found with Avaya products via the standard support process.
Independent security researchers can contact Avaya at [email protected].

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