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ActFax LPD/LPR Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

8.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is running ActFax LPD/LPR Server and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing packets sent to port 515/TCP, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to crash an affected daemon or execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software

Affected Software

ActiveFax Version 4.25 (Build 0221), Other versions may also be affected.

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.