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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1114-1 (hashcash)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to hashcash announced via advisory DSA 1114-1. 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
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.17-1sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.21-1. We recommend that you upgrade your hashcash package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201114-1