CVE-2003-0886 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in hfaxd for Hylafax 4.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2003-11-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 12.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.1.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0876	Format string vulnerability in hfaxd for Hylafax 4.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12742.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000783
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106858898708752&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-401
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:105
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_045_hylafax.html

History

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Subscriptions

Hylafax Hylafax

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-11-12T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.643Z

Reserved: 2003-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0886

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-01T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:03:08.327

Link: CVE-2003-0886

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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