HylaFAX up to 4.2.0 Access Restriction Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HylaFAX up to 4.2.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Access Restriction. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1182. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HylaFAX up to 4.2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.2.1, when installed with a "weak" hosts.hfaxd file, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) username or (2) hostname that satisfies a regular expression that is matched against a hosts.hfaxd entry without a password.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1182 since 12/13/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16131 (Debian DSA-634-1 : hylafax - weak hostname and username validation), 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 bis 4.2.0 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 Tenable (16131), SecurityFocus (BID 12227†), OSVDB (12859†), Secunia (SA13812†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6865†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 16131
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-634-1 : hylafax - weak hostname and username validation
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OpenVAS ID: 53470
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 634-1 (hylafax)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HylaFAX bis 4.2.0

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12/13/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +18 days 🔍
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01/11/2005 +11 days 🔍
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01/12/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/19/2005 +7 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3737 days 🔍
05/29/2019 +1506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22663
SecurityFocus: 12227 - HylaFAX Remote Access Control Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 13812
OSVDB: 12859 - GLSA 200501-21 - HylaFAX - hfaxd unauthorized login vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6865 - Hfaxd in HylaFAX < 4.2.1 Allow Authentication Bypass, High

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:28
Updated: 05/29/2019 12:52
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:28 (66), 05/29/2019 12:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:26A:103

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