CVE-2018-17141
Publication date 21 September 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| hylafax | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 3:6.0.6-6+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |