A Security Vulnerability in lbxproxy(1) may Allow Unauthorized Read Access to Files (Sun 102948)

Original Release Date: August 6, 2007
Last Revised: July 30, 2008
Number: ASA-2007-339
Risk Level: Low
Advisory Version: 3.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

A new Sun Alert Notification from Sun Microsystems has been issued and is 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.

102948
A Security Vulnerability in lbxproxy(1) may Allow Unauthorized Read Access to Files
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System, Solaris 8 Operating System
Category: Security
Date Released: 25-Jul-2007
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102948-1

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2007-4070 to this issue.

Avaya System Products using a Sun Microsystems Operating System:
Avaya system products include an Operating System with the product when it is delivered. Avaya Call Management System (CMS) and 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 the products listed below.

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya CMS R12, R13/R13.1, and R14 Low Although lbxproxy is not running by default on CMS systems, customers should install Sun patch 119067-08
Avaya IR 1.3, 2.0 and 3.0 Low Avaya recommends that customers install Sun patch 119067-08 for IR 1.3/2.0 Solaris 8 systems, and Sun patch 119059-28 for IR 2.0/3.0 Solaris 10 systems.

2. 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.

3. Disclaimer:

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4. Revision History:

V 1.0 - August 6, 2007 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - October 16, 2007 - Added workaround information for CMS.
V 3.0 - July 30, 2008 - Changed CMS recommended actions and advisory status.

Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or securityalerts@avaya.com.

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