# CVE-2005-3070: HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier does not create or verify ownership of the UNIX domain socket, which might allow local users to read faxes and cau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier does not create or verify ownership of the UNIX domain socket, which might allow local users to read faxes and cause a denial of service by creating the socket using the hyla.unix temporary file.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15043
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17107
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329384

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