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FreeBSD : hashcash -- format string vulnerability (5ebfe901-a3cb-11d9-b248-000854d03344)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18951

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A Gentoo Linux Security Advisory reports :

Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team identified a flaw in the Hashcash utility that an attacker could expose by specifying a malformed reply address.

Successful exploitation would permit an attacker to disrupt Hashcash users, and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-12

http://www.nessus.org/u?0549d4db

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18951

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5ebfe901a3cb11d9b248000854d03344.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:hashcash, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0687