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CVE-2005-3538

HylaFAX-01042006.txt

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

HylaFAX version 4.2.3 hfaxd will allow any password when compiled with PAM support disabled. Also, the HylaFAX notify script passes unsanitised user-supplied data to eval, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The data needs to be part of a submitted job and as such, attackers must have access to submit faxes to the server in order to exploit this vulnerability. HylaFAX versions 4.2.0 up to 4.2.3 are vulnerable.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-11-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ifax Solutions
Search vendor "Ifax Solutions"
 Hylafax
Search vendor "Ifax Solutions" for product "Hylafax"
 4.2.3
Search vendor "Ifax Solutions" for product "Hylafax" and version "4.2.3"
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Affected