CVE-2008-3081

Summary

CVECVE-2008-3081
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-07-09 00:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple unspecified "input validation" vulnerabilities in the Web management interface (aka Messaging Administration interface) in Avaya Message Storage Server (MSS) 3.x and 4.0, and possibly Communication Manager 3.1.x, allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands as user vexvm via vectors related to (1) SFTP Remote Store configuration; (2) remote FTP storage settings; (3) name server lookup; (4) pinging another host; (5) TCP/IP Networking parameter configuration; (6) the external hosts configuration main page; (7) adding and changing external hosts; (8) Windows domain parameter configuration; (9) date, time, and NTP server configuration; (10) alarm settings; (11) the command line history form; (12) the maintenance form; and (13) the server events form.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3 All All All
Application Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1 All All All
Application Avaya Messaging Storage Server 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Message Storage Command Line History Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Avaya Communication Manager Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Avaya Message Storage Server Input Validation Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Message Storage Server External Hosts Add/Change Configuration Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server Maintenance Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server External Hosts Configuration Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server DNS Lookup Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server SFTP Remote Storage Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server Events Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
osvdb.org/46587 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
ASA-2008-269 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Message Storage Server Alarm Configuration Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Message Storage Server Time Configuration Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server Windows Domain Configuration Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server FTP Remote Storage Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server Ping Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
Message Storage Server Network Configuration Arbitrary Command Execution | Research | VoIPshield Systems Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.voipshield.com
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