PT-1999-1661 · Hylafax · Hylafax

Published 1999-11-04 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1340

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: hylafax version 4.0.2

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the faxalter component of hylafax, allowing local users to gain privileges through a long command line argument.

Recommendations: For hylafax version 4.0.2, consider restricting access to the faxalter component until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1340

Affected Products

Hylafax

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/765 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19590 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1340 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94173799532589&w=2 · Note