nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2013-1135)

Original Release Date: September 30, 2013
Last Revised: July 20, 2016
Number: ASA-2013-445
Risk Level: Low
Advisory Version: 4.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system facilities.

It was discovered that NSS leaked timing information when decrypting TLS/SSL and DTLS protocol encrypted records when CBC-mode cipher suites were used. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to retrieve plain text from the encrypted packets by using a TLS/SSL or DTLS server as a padding oracle. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-1620 to this issue.

An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the way NSS decoded certain certificates. If an application using NSS decoded a malformed certificate, it could cause the application to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-0791 to this issue.

More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by Red Hat:

2. Avaya System Products using a modified version of RHEL5 with affected packages installed:

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 5.x thru 6.3.2 Low Upgrade to 6.3.3 or later.
Avaya Aura® Application Server 5300:
  • SIP Core
2.x thru 3.0 SP6 Low Upgrade to 3.0 SP7 or later.
Avaya IQ 5.0 thru 5.2.5 Low Upgrade to 5.2.6 and install Patch 2 or later.
Avaya Aura® Communication Manager 6.0 thru 6.3 Low For 6.0, upgrade to 6.0.1 and install SSP 3 (Security Service Pack) or later.
For 6.0.1, install SSP 3 or later.
For 6.2.x, upgrade to 6.3 and install SSP 2 or later.
For 6.3, install SSP 2 or later.
Avaya Communication Server 1000:
  • CS1000E
  • CS1000M
  • CS1000E/CS1000M Signaling Server
6.x, 7.x Low See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned.
Avaya Aura® Conferencing 7.0 thru 7.2 SP2 Low Upgrade to 7.2 SP3 or later.
Avaya Aura® Conferencing Standard Edition 6.x Low See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. It is recommended that customers migrate to one of Avaya's conferencing solutions including Aura® Conferencing 7.0 or later.
Avaya IP Office Application Server 8.x Low Upgrade to 9.0 SP3 or later.
Avaya Meeting Exchange 6.2 thru 6.2 SP2 Low Upgrade to 6.2 SP3 or later.
Avaya Aura® Messaging 6.0 thru 6.2.x Low Upgrade to 6.3 or later.
Avaya one-X® Client Enablement Services 6.1.x Low Upgrade to 6.2 SP3 or later.
Avaya Aura® Presence Services 6.x Low Upgrade to Aura Presence Services 7.0 or later. Further information about this version, as well as the overall Aura 7.0 release, is available on support.avaya.com
Avaya Proactive Contact 5.0 thru 5.1 Low Upgrade to 5.1.1 or later.
Avaya Aura® Session Manager 1.x thru 6.2.x Low Upgrade to 6.3.5 or later.
Avaya Aura® System Manager 5.x thru 6.3.4 Low Upgrade to 6.3.5 or later.
Avaya Aura® System Platform 1.x thru 6.3 Low Upgrade to 6.3.1 or later.
Avaya Aura® Communication Manager Utility Services 6.0 thru 6.2.9.0.15, 6.3.0.0.20 thru 6.3.2.0.20 Low For 6.0 to 6.1.x, upgrade to 6.2 and install SP 6.2.10.0.15 or later.
For 6.2, install SP 6.2.10.0.15 or later.
For 6.3, install SP 6.3.3.0.20 or later.
Avaya Voice Portal 5.x Low Upgrade to Experience Portal 7.0 or later.

Recommended Actions for System Products:
Avaya strongly recommends following the networking and security best practices by implementing firewalls, ACLs, physical security or other appropriate access restrictions. Though Avaya believes such restrictions should always be in place, risk to Avaya products and the surrounding network from this potential vulnerability may be mitigated by ensuring these practices are implemented until such time as an Avaya provided product update or the recommended Avaya action is applied. Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the customer's security policies may be required during this interim period, but the System Product operating system or application should not be modified unless the change is approved by Avaya. Making changes that are not approved may void the Avaya product service contract.

Mitigating Factors:

When determining risk, Avaya takes into account many factors as outlined by Avaya's Security Vulnerability Classification Policy. The following table describes factors that mitigate the risk of specific vulnerabilities for affected Avaya products:

Vulnerability Mitigating Factors
CVE-2013-0791 There is a Low risk to because it requires non-standard direct user interaction to exploit.
CVE-2013-1620
There is a Low risk to all products because certificates are only accepted from trusted hosts and no critical applications would be impacted.

3. Avaya Software-Only Products:

Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.

In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendor's guidance.

Product: Actions:
Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the AES application.
CVLAN Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application.
Avaya Aura® Experience Portal Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the EP application.
Avaya Integrated Management Suite (IMS) Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IMS application.
Avaya Aura® Presence Services Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the PS application.
Avaya Secure Access Link Gateway Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the SAL Gateway application.
Avaya Voice Portal Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the VP application.

Recommended Actions for Software-Only Products:
In the event that the affected package is installed, Avaya recommends following the recommended actions supplied by Red Hat regarding their Enterprise Linux.

4. Additional Information:

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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6. Revision History:

V 1.0 - September 30, 2013 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - November 15, 2014 - Changed AES, AS5300, CM, Conferencing, IP Office AS, Messaging, one-X CES, PC, SM, SMGR, SP and CMUS affected versions and actions, and VP actions.
V 3.0 - October 26, 2015 - Changed IQ affected versions and actions and PS actions.
V 4.0 - July 20, 2016 - Updated Meeting Exchange affected versions and actions, and advisory status to Final.

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