VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3538
hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.48% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ifax solutions/hylafax
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=719Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18314Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18337Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18489
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-03.xmlPatch
- http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2005-12/msg00119.php
- http://www.hylafax.org/content/HylaFAX_4.2.4_release
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420974/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16150Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0072
- http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=719Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18314Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18337Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18489
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-03.xmlPatch
- http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2005-12/msg00119.php
- http://www.hylafax.org/content/HylaFAX_4.2.4_release
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420974/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16150Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0072
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.