Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated Jul 29, 2006

Original Release Date: October 13, 2006
Last Revised: November 17, 2006
Number: ASA-2006-204
Risk Level: Medium
Advisory Version: 3.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

New Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Microsystems have been issued and are 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.

102206 (RESOLVED)
Solaris Hosts are Vulnerable to a Denial of Service Induced by an Internet Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) "ACK Storm"
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System, Solaris 8 Operating System
Category: Security
Date Released: 26-Jul-2006
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102206-1
102322 (RESOLVED)
Security Vulnerability With Sun N1 Grid Engine Daemons
Product: Sun N1 Grid Engine 6, Sun Grid Engine 5.3
Category: Security
Date Released: 28-Jul-2006
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102322-1
102521 (RESOLVED)
Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server and Sun Java System Web Server May Allow a Remote Unprivileged User to Read Certain Files
Product: Sun ONE Application Server 7, Standard Edition, Sun Java System Web Server 6.1, Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 Service Pack 8, Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 7 2004Q2, Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q1, Sun ONE Application Server 7, Platform Edition
Category: Security
Date Released: 27-Jul-2006
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102521-1

Avaya System Products using a Sun Microsystems Operating System:
Avaya system products include an Operating System with the product when it is delivered. The Avaya Call Management System (CMS) and the 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 each notification described below. This advisory will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Sun Advisory: Affected S/W Version Risk Comments or Recommended Actions
102206 CMS V9, V11, R12, R13/R13.1


IR - All
Medium



Low
CMS V9 and V11 - Install patch 116925-22. Note: The respective base load must be r3v9ak.c or greater for V9, and r3v11aj.a or greater for V11.

CMS R12 and R13/R13.1 - Install patch 118305-08. Note: R12 systems must be at base load r3v12aj.a or greater before applying the patch. R13/R13.1 systems may be patched at all base load levels.

IR - This issue has been resolved in the patch cluster 09/07. Avaya recommends installing the patch cluster.
102322 All None No action is required.
102521 All None No action is required.

2. Additional Information:

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4. Revision History:

V 1.0 - October 13, 2006 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - November 2, 2006 - Updated recommended actions for CMS and changed the Advisory Status to "Final".
V 3.0 - November 17, 2006 - Updated CMS V9 and V11 patch number for Sun Alert ID 102206.

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