CVE-2005-3538

Description

hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.37% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18314	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18337	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.hylafax.org/content/HylaFAX_4.2.4_release
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-03.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2005-12/msg00119.php	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18489	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420974/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=719	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0072	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:015	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16150	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3538?: CVE-2005-3538 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3538?: To fix CVE-2005-3538, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3538 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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