SB2018091861 - Fedora 28 update for hylafax+
Published: September 18, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018091861
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17141)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.