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CVE-2003-0886: hylafax

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0886DSA-401
Published 12-11-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0886 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in hylafax. EPSS estimates a 12.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.74%
0%100%
Medium · +0.68 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 12-11-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Format string vulnerability in hfaxd for Hylafax 4.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.74%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.68 pp

From 12.06% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
12.74%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Hylafax 4.1.x - HFaxD Format String

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • hylafax< 1:4.1.8-1 | < 4.1.1-1.3
Hylafax1 product
  • hylafax4.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.5 | 4.1.6 | 4.1.7

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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