Is CVE-2005-3538 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-3538 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-3538?

CVE-2005-3538 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-3538?

CVE-2005-3538 has an EPSS score of 2.48% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3538?

Upgrade hylafax on debian 11 to 2:4.2.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-3538

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

hfaxd in HylaFAX 4.2.3, when PAM support is disabled, accepts arbitrary passwords, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available

hylafaxDebian

Fixed in:2:4.2.4-1CVE-2005-3538

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch5

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.