HylaFAX up to 4.2.3 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HylaFAX 4.1.1/4.2/4.2.1/4.2.2/4.2.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-3539. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HylaFAX 4.1.1/4.2/4.2.1/4.2.2/4.2.3. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in HylaFAX 4.2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) the notify script in HylaFAX 4.2.0 to 4.2.3 and (2) crafted CallID parameters to the faxrcvd script in HylaFAX 4.2.2 and 4.2.3.

The bug was discovered 01/06/2006. The weakness was published 12/31/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3539 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22799 (Debian DSA-933-1 : hylafax - arbitrary command execution), 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 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24006), Exploit-DB (27032), Tenable (22799), SecurityFocus (BID 16151†) and OSVDB (22246†). Similar entry is available at VDB-27874. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22799
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-933-1 : hylafax - arbitrary command execution
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OpenVAS ID: 56112
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 933-1 (hylafax)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27875
X-Force: 24006
SecurityFocus: 16151 - Hylafax Multiple Scripts Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 18314
OSVDB: 22246 - Hylafax - Multiple Scripts Remote Command Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17307 - HylaFAX <=4.2.3 Multiple Eval Injection Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0072

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 01/04/2025 13:53
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (69), 08/03/2019 09:52 (9), 01/04/2025 13:53 (22)
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