CVE-2018-17141

hylafax-client: HylaFAX 6.0.6 and HylaFAX+ 5.6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a dial-in session that provides...

CVE-2018-17141 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by hylafax-client 3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1, released September 21, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0559
92nd percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
hylafax-client · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1 hylafax-client 3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1 Sep 21, 2018
hylafax-server · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1 hylafax-server 3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1 Sep 21, 2018

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