Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17141
CVE-2018-17141
Description
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.
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/20/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/49nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-008-hylafax/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00026.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4298nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.hylafax.org/HylaFAXnvd
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