CVE-2005-0687

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.05% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/14487	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0687?: CVE-2005-0687 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0687?: To fix CVE-2005-0687, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0687 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0687 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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