Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in HylaFAX 4.2.3 and earlier allow remote…
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in HylaFAX 4.2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) the notify script in HylaFAX 4.2.0 to 4.2.3 and (2) crafted CallID parameters to the faxrcvd script in HylaFAX 4.2.2 and 4.2.3.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1265 96th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Hylafax |
| cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Hylafax |
| cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | Hylafax |
| cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | Hylafax |
| cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | Hylafax |
- cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Hylafax
- cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Hylafax
- cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Hylafax
- cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Hylafax
- cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Hylafax
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3539
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmp6-2c27-3682
References
More Hylafax vulnerabilities
- 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-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
- TI-2001-00380 Format string vulnerability in hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.1.b2_2 allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-3539 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3539 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cmp6-2c27-3682 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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