H.323.Deskphone and IP Conference Phone DHCP security update (CVE-2011-0997 and CVE-2009-0692)

Original Release Date: July 18, 2019
Last Revised: August 13, 2019
Number: ASA-2019-128
Overall Severity Classification: High
Advisory Version: 2.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information, including an IP address, a subnet mask, and a broadcast address.

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw exists in the ISC DHCP client. If the DHCP client were to receive a malicious DHCP response, it could crash or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the client (root). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-0692 to this issue.

The DHCP client daemon, dhclient, did not sufficiently sanitize certain options provided in DHCP server replies, such as the client hostname. A malicious DHCP server could send such an option with a specially-crafted value to a DHCP client. If this option's value was saved on the client system, and then later insecurely evaluated by a process that assumes the option is trusted, it could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of that process. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-0997 to this issue.

Avaya would like to thank Philippe Laulheret of McAfee Advanced Threat Research for reporting these issues.

2. Avaya Phones with affected package installed:

For assessment and severity classification details refer to Section 3 of Avaya's Product Vulnerability Response Policy.
The "Resolution" column will be updated as fixes are made available. Please reference the "Information" column for any additional information regarding the affected product.

Product: Version(s): Resolution: Information:
9600 Series IP Deskphones (H.323 ONLY) 6.0.0 through 6.8.1 Upgrade to 6.8.2 or later. Only phones configured with H.323 signaling are affected.
The impacted models of 9600 Series IP Deskphones are the 9608/9608G/9611G/9621G/9641G/9641GS. All other models of 9600 Series IP Deskphones are not affected.
J100 Series IP Phones (H.323 ONLY) 6.0.0 through 6.8.1 Upgrade to 6.8.2 or later. Only phones configured with H.323 signaling are affected.
B100 Series Conference Phones (B189 H.323 ONLY) 6.8.1 and earlier Upgrade to 6.8.2 or later. Only phones configured with H.323 signaling are affected.

Recommended Actions for Products:
Avaya strongly recommends following 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.

CVSS v2.0 Scoring and Metrics:

Avaya uses the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score and metrics as reported by the vendor for the affected component(s) or by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the National Vulnerability Database. In some cases, such as where CVSS information is not available from the vendor or NIST, Avaya will calculate the CVSS base score and metrics. Customers are encouraged to calculate the Temporal and Environmental CVSS scores to determine how the vulnerability could affect their specific implementation or environment. For more information on CVSS and how the score is calculated, see Common Vulnerability Scoring System v2.0 Guide.

Vulnerability CVSSv2 Base Score CVSSv2 Metrics
CVE-2009-0692
10.0 (High) CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVE-2011-0997
7.5 (High) CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

3. 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.

4. Disclaimer:

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5. Revision History:

V 1.0 - July 18, 2019 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - August 13, 2019 - Updated 9600 and J100 versions and 9600 information.

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Independent security researchers can contact Avaya at securityalerts@avaya.com.

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