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CVE-2005-0687

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2005-04-02 hashcash -- format string vulnerability

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2005-0687
Phase Assigned(20050309)

Description

Format string vulnerability in Hashcash 1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply address, which is not properly handled when printing the header.

References

Source Reference
GENTOO GLSA-200503-12
MISC http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541
SECUNIA 14487

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