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Avaya IP Softphone H.323 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32206
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Release Date:
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2008-10-09
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Popularity:
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816 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Avaya IP Softphone 6.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Avaya IP Softphone, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling overly large amounts of H.323 data and can be exploited to cause a DoS.
The vulnerability is reported in version 6.01.85. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vendor recommends that local and network access to the affected systems be restricted until an update is available.
Provided and/or discovered by:
VoIPshield
Original Advisory:
Avaya:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-363.htm
VoIPshield:
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=125
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