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TITLE:
Avaya Products "tar" Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20397

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Avaya Modular Messaging 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/8717/
Avaya Modular Messaging 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4484/
Avaya Message Networking 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/5801/
Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4520/
Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/8091/
Avaya Intuity LX
http://secunia.com/product/3279/

DESCRIPTION:
Avaya has acknowledged a vulnerability in various Avaya products,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause files to be
extracted to arbitrary locations on a user's system.

For more information:
SA18988

The vulnerability affects the following products:
* Avaya Intuity LX (all versions).
* Avaya Messaging Storage Server (all versions).
* Avaya Message Networking (all versions).
* Avaya CCS/SES (SES 3.1 and prior).

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends that local and network access to the affected
systems should be restricted until an update is available.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18988:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988/

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