UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17141

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17141
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17141.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17141
Upstream
Published
2018-09-21T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:02Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / hylafax

Package

Name
hylafax
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hylafax@3:6.0.6-6+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3:6.0.6-6+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3:6.*

3:6.0.6-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "hylafax-client",
            "binary_version": "3:6.0.6-6+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "hylafax-server",
            "binary_version": "3:6.0.6-6+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17141.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / hylafax

Package

Name
hylafax
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hylafax@3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

3:6.*

3:6.0.6-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "hylafax-client",
            "binary_version": "3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "hylafax-server",
            "binary_version": "3:6.0.6-8.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17141.json"