Buffer overflow in Hylafax
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.056 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hylafax — versions 6.0.6
- Hylafax Hylafax\+ — versions 5.6.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17141?
- CVE-2018-17141 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hylafax, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17141?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.