Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1515-1 hylafax -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 22 Sep 2018
- Affected Packages:
- hylafax
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-17141.
- More information:
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Luis Merino, Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that missing input sanitising in the Hylafax fax software could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code via a malformed fax message.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, this problem has been fixed in version 3:6.0.6-6+deb8u1.We recommend that you upgrade your hylafax packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS