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A vulnerability has been found in Hylafax up to 4.1 Beta3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function syslog
of the component hfaxd. The manipulation of the argument -q
with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Format string vulnerability in hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.1.b2_2 allows local users to gain privileges via the -q command line argument.
The weakness was shared 04/12/2001 by Marcin Dawcewicz (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0387. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14985 (Debian DSA-148-1 : hylafax - buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6377) and Tenable (14985). The entry 18963 is related to this item.
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Nessus ID: 14985
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-148-1 : hylafax - buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities
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04/12/2001 🔍04/12/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: Marcin Dawcewicz
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0387 (🔍)
X-Force: 6377
SecurityFocus: 2574 - Hylafax hfaxd Local Format String Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5679 - HylaFAX hfaxd -q Command Line Format String
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Entry
Created: 07/05/2014 00:54Updated: 04/30/2019 07:39
Changes: 07/05/2014 00:54 (66), 04/30/2019 07:39 (2)
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