Description
Buffer overflow in efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -x argument.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | efax | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | efax | No fix yet | — |
References
- 20020117 Re: efax - Exploitation info mailing-list
- 20020116 Re: efax mailing-list
- efax-x-bo(7920) vdb-entry
- 3894 vdb-entry