Format String Vulnerability in Hashcash 1.16: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service

CVE-2005-0687 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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