CVE-2018-17141

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 92.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 21, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (12)

cve@mitrehttp://git.hylafax.org/HylaFAX?a=commit%3Bh=c6cac8d8cd0dbe313689ba77023e12bc5b3027be
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/20/1
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00026.html
cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/49
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4298
cve@mitrehttps://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.hylafax.org/HylaFAX?a=commit%3Bh=c6cac8d8cd0dbe313689ba77023e12bc5b3027be
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/20/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00026.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/49
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4298
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-17141?

CVE-2018-17141 is a critical vulnerability published on September 21, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2018-17141 disclosed?

CVE-2018-17141 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 21, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-17141 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-17141 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-17141?

CVE-2018-17141 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-17141?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-17141, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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