CVE-2005-1513
CRITICALEPSS 95th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
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
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