Hylafax 4.0.2 faxalter -m memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Hylafax 4.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file faxalter. Performing a manipulation of the argument -m as part of Long Argument results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-1340. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hylafax 4.0.2. This affects an unknown code of the file faxalter. The manipulation of the argument -m as part of a Long Argument leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in faxalter in hylafax 4.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m command line argument.

The weakness was shared 11/04/1999 by Brock Tellier (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1340. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19590) and SecurityFocus (BID 765†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Brock Tellier
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14949
SecurityFocus: 765 - Hylafax 'faxalter' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:34
Updated: 01/05/2025 22:57
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:34 (50), 05/21/2018 10:15 (7), 01/05/2025 22:57 (19)
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