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Avaya Communication Manager Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA32204
Release Date: 2008-10-09
Last Update: 2008-12-30
Popularity: 943 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Avaya Communication Manager 3.x
Avaya Communication Manager 4.x
Avaya Communication Manager 5.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-5709


Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Avaya Communication Manager, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An error in the "Set Static Routes" web management functionality can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

2) An error in the "Backup History" web management functionality can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands.

Successful exploitation requires valid user credentials for the web management interface.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 3.1.x, 4.0.x and 5.0.

Solution:
CM 3.1.x:
Update to version 3.1.4 SP2 or later.

CM 4.0.x:
Update to version 4.0.3 SP1 or later.

CM 5.0:
Update to version 5.0 SP3 or later.

Provided and/or discovered by:
VoIPshield

Changelog:
2008-12-30: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Avaya:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-391.htm

VoIPshield:
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=121
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=122


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