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TI-2005-02901 Aliases CVE-2005-3070GHSA-5h28-cxmq-mh2v

HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier does not create or verify ownership of the UNIX domain socket…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier does not create or verify ownership of the UNIX domain socket, which might allow local users to read faxes and cause a denial of service by creating the socket using the hyla.unix temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.1VulnerableHylafax
  • cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Hylafax

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3070
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h28-cxmq-mh2v

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2003-00814 Format string vulnerability in hfaxd for Hylafax 4.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2018-12248 HylaFAX 6.0.6 and HylaFAX+ 5.6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2005-03362 Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in HylaFAX 4.2.3 and earlier allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-01022 Buffer overflow in HylaFAX faxgetty before 4.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01075 hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.2.1, when installed with a "weak" hosts.hfaxd file, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-01287 Buffer overflow in faxalter in hylafax 4.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m command line argument. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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