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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14487Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14487Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 6, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified