CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1034

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A format string vulnerability in Hylafax on FreeBSD allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the -h hostname argument for (1) faxrm or (2) faxalter.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized system access and execution of malicious code by local users, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Hylafax to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict system access to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in Hylafax on FreeBSD allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the -h hostname argument for (1) faxrm or (2) faxalter.

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