CVE-2005-3538

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=719
Source: security@debian.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18314
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18337
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18489
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-03.xml
Source: security@debian.org
Patch
http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2005-12/msg00119.php
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.hylafax.org/content/HylaFAX_4.2.4_release
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:015
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420974/100/0/threaded
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16150
Source: security@debian.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0072
Source: security@debian.org
http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18337
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2005-12/msg00119.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.hylafax.org/content/HylaFAX_4.2.4_release
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420974/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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