HylaFAX up to 4.1.2 TSI format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HylaFAX up to 4.1.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component TSI Handler. Performing a manipulation results in format string. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1049. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HylaFAX up to 4.1.2. This affects an unknown function of the component TSI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in HylaFAX faxgetty before 4.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the TSI data element.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2001. The weakness was presented 07/30/2002 by Christer Oberg (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1049. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 574 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 to version 4.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9728), Tenable (14985), SecurityFocus (BID 5348†) and OSVDB (5002†). See VDB-16924 and VDB-18964 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14985
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-148-1 : hylafax - buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HylaFAX 4.1.3

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01/02/2001 🔍
07/29/2002 +573 days 🔍
07/30/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +13 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +53 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +552 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +173 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3590 days 🔍
06/09/2018 +1411 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Christer Oberg
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18963
X-Force: 9728
SecurityFocus: 5348 - Hylafax Incoming TSI Format String Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5002 - HylaFAX faxgetty TSI Format String DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 13:18
Updated: 06/09/2018 10:54
Changes: 07/29/2014 13:18 (60), 06/09/2018 10:54 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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