7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1340

Published: 04/11/1999 Updated: 18/10/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in faxalter in hylafax 4.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m command line argument.

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hylafax hylafax 4.0.2

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/765/info Hylafax is a popular fax server software package designed to run on multiple UNIX operating systems Some versions of Hylafax ship with a vulnerable sub program 'faxalter' This program is installed SUID UUCP and has a buffer overflow which if exploited will allow a malicious user to gain UUCP priv ...