CVE-2005-0687
EPSS 2.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2005-0687
To remediate CVE-2005-0687, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/hashcash—upgrade to 1.17-1 or later
Is CVE-2005-0687 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.17-1