CVE-2018-17141

Public Exploit

Description

HylaFAX 6.0.6 and HylaFAX+ 5.6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a dial-in session that provides a FAX page with the JPEG bit enabled, which is mishandled in FaxModem::writeECMData() in the faxd/CopyQuality.c++ file.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.50% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00026.html third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/49 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://git.hylafax.org/HylaFAX?a=commit%3Bh=c6cac8d8cd0dbe313689ba77023e12bc5b3027be
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/ third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4298 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/20/1 mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17141?
CVE-2018-17141 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-17141?
To fix CVE-2018-17141, 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-2018-17141 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-17141 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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