# CVE-2005-3538: hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/18314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18337
- http://www.hylafax.org/content/HylaFAX_4.2.4_release
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-03.xml
- http://www.hylafax.org/archive/2005-12/msg00119.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18489
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420974/100/0/threaded
- http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=719
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0072
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16150

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