CVE-2005-1513
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 10.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 10.8% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Integer overflow in the stralloc_readyplus function in qmail, when running on 64 bit platforms with a large amount of virtual memory, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large SMTP request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.79% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-190 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2005-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| qmail project | qmail |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158203/Qmail-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172804/RenderDoc-1.26-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/27
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jun/2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013911
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_4.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/20/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/06/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00002.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4556-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4692
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
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