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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.6%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180922 [SECURITY] [DLA 1515-1] hylafax security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20180919 X41 D-Sec GmbH Security Advisory X41-2018-008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in HylaFAX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://git.hylafax.org/HylaFAX?a=commit%3Bh=c6cac8d8cd0dbe313689ba77023e12bc5b3027be (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4298 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20180920 X41 D-Sec GmbH Security Advisory X41-2018-008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in HylaFAX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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