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Debian DSA-1114-1 : hashcash - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 22656

Synopsis

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

Description

Andreas Seltenreich discovered a buffer overflow in hashcash, a postage payment scheme for email that is based on hash calculations, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted entries.

Solution

Upgrade the hashcash package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.17-1sarge1.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376444

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1114

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22656

File Name: debian_DSA-1114.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:hashcash, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3251

BID: 18659

DSA: 1114