CVE-2005-3069

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Published Sep 27, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

xferfaxstats in HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the xferfax$$ temporary file.

Affected Products

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hylafax:hylafax:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3069	xferfaxstats in HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the xferfax$$ temporary file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.383% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329384
http://secunia.com/advisories/16906
http://secunia.com/advisories/17022
http://secunia.com/advisories/17107
http://secunia.com/advisories/17187
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-865
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-21.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:177
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14907

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hylafax Hylafax

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 27, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:01 PM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2005, 7:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM

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