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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54877
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-12 (Hashcash)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200503-12.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200503-12.

Vulnerability Insight:
A format string vulnerability in the Hashcash utility could allow an
attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Solution:
All Hashcash users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/hashcash-1.16-r1'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0687
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-12.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83541
http://secunia.com/advisories/14487
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