A vulnerability has been found in the Avaya IP Softphone that may cause the application to unexpectedly terminate, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Avaya would like to thank VoIPshield for reporting this issue. The notice from VoIPshield can be found at:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya IP Softphone | 6.01.85 | Medium | Upgrade to IP Softphone R6 SP6 or later. |
Recommended Actions:
For all vulnerable versions of Avaya
IP Softphone, Avaya recommends that customers restrict network access to
the PC. This restriction should be enforced through the use of physical
security, firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, and other generally-accepted networking
practices until such
time as the upgrade can be installed.
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 - October 8, 2008 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - February 16, 2009 - Changed recommended actions and ASA status
to final.
V 3.0 - March 11, 2009 - Changed recommended actions to
specify the correct SP containing the fix.
Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or [email protected].
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