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Vulnerability Summary
A medium-severity vulnerability has been discovered in the web application functionality of Poly’s UCS (“Unified Communications Software”). This vulnerability could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read a limited segment of the Poly product’s memory, which could reveal an administrator password or other sensitive information.
A non-admin user of Poly voice products may be able to read a segment of the Poly product’s memory. This could reveal an administrator password, granting the non-admin user admin privileges.
Published
Last Update: 3/14/2022
Initial Public Release: 9/13/2017
Advisory ID: PLYVC17-04
Product Affected
| PRODUCTS | FIRMWARE | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| SoundStation IP | Prior to UCS 4.0.12 | UCS 4.0.12 and above |
| VVX | Prior to UCS 5.6.0/ UCS 5.5.2/ UCS 5.4.7 | UCS 5.6.0 and above UCS 5.5.2 and above UCS 5.4.7 and above |
| RealPresence Trio | Prior to UCS 5.4.5 rev AG | UCS 5.4.5 rev AG and above |
Solution
Poly recommends customers upgrade to the respective build for the affected SoundStation IP, VVX, and Trio devices.
Workaround
Poly recommends following standard best practices for Unified Communications, as detailed in our best practices paper.
Contact
Any customer using an affected system who is concerned about this vulnerability within their deployment should contact Poly Technical Support – (888) 248-4143, (916) 928-7561, or visit the Poly Support Site.
RECOGNITION
Poly would like to thank Francis Alexander from Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program for reporting security vulnerabilities to us and for their coordinated disclosure.
Revision History
| VERSION | DATE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 8/21/2017 | Initial Release |
| 2.0 | 3/14/2022 | Format Changes |
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