# CVE-2004-1182: hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.2.1, when installed with a "weak" hosts.hfaxd file, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended ac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hfaxd in HylaFAX before 4.2.1, when installed with a "weak" hosts.hfaxd file, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) username or (2) hostname that satisfies a regular expression that is matched against a hosts.hfaxd entry without a password.

## What to do

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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-21.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-634
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:006
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110546971307585&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=hylafax&m=110545119911558&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13812

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