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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52147
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: hashcash
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: hashcash

CVE-2005-0687
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.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0687
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541
http://secunia.com/advisories/14487
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