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SuSE HylaFAX hfaxd Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10185
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Release Date:
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2003-11-11
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Last Update:
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2003-11-12
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Popularity:
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10,054 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | SuSE Linux 7.x
SuSE Linux 8.x
SuSE Linux 9.0
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.x
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
SuSE Linux Office Server
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
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| Software: | HylaFAX 4.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
SuSE has reported a vulnerability in HylaFAX, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in hfaxd, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation requires that hylafax is running in a non-standard configuration with the 0x002 bit for the "ServerTracing" configuration parameter.
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