CVE-2005-3538 describes a critical vulnerability in HylaFAX 4.2.3, specifically within the hfaxd component. When PAM support is disabled, this flaw allows remote attackers to authenticate with arbitrary passwords, thereby gaining unauthorized privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors and potentially leading to full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ifax_solutions:hylafax:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.