VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-17141

HylaFAX 6.0.6 and HylaFAX+ 5.6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a dial-in session that provides a FAX page with the JPEG bit enabled, which is mishandled in FaxModem::writeECMData() in the faxd/CopyQuality.c++ file.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.59%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 5.59% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-824
Affected: debian/debian linux · hylafax/hylafax · hylafax/hylafax\+
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://git.hylafax.org/HylaFAX?a=commit%3Bh=c6cac8d8cd0dbe313689ba77023e12bc5b3027be
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/20/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/49Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4298Third Party Advisory
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://git.hylafax.org/HylaFAX?a=commit%3Bh=c6cac8d8cd0dbe313689ba77023e12bc5b3027be
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/20/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/49Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4298Third Party Advisory
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.