CVE-2005-0687 json
Format string vulnerability in Hashcash 1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly execute…
published 2005-03-06 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0688
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- hashcash Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.17-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0687
- gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xml advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/14487 advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/14487
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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bugs.gentoo.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=83541
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0687
- NVD CVE-2005-0687
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