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TITLE:
Avaya CMS dtmail Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15303

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15303/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Avaya Call Management System (CMS)
http://secunia.com/product/4615/

DESCRIPTION:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in Avaya Call Management
System (CMS), which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA12363

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends removing the "gid" bit from dtmail.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Avaya:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-110_SUN-4-01-2005.pdf

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12363:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12363/

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