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CVE-2004-1182
hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.2.1, when installed with a "weak" hosts.hfaxd file, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended…
High7.5EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.2.1, when installed with a "weak" hosts.hfaxd file, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) username or (2) hostname that satisfies a regular expression that is matched against a hosts.hfaxd entry without a password.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- GLSA-200501-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-634 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20050111 HylaFAX hfaxd unauthorized login vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [hylafax-announce] 20050111 **ANOUNCE** hylafax-4.2.1 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 13812 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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