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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...
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Summary

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 the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 3:6.0.6-7+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hylafax packages.

For the detailed security status of hylafax please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/hylafax

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: hylafax
CVE ID: CVE-2018-17141

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