PT-2005-3899 · Hylafax · Hylafax

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino · Published 2005-09-27 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-3069

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HylaFax versions 4.2.1 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the xferfax$$ temporary file. This is related to the xferfaxstats component in HylaFax.

Recommendations For HylaFax versions 4.2.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the xferfaxstats component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the xferfaxstats command to prevent potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3069

DSA-865-1

Affected Products

Hylafax

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3069 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329384 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3069 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-21.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3069 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-865 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:177 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17107 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16906 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14907 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17187 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17022 · Note