Is CVE-2005-1514 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-1514 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-1514?

CVE-2005-1514 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-1514?

CVE-2005-1514 has an EPSS score of 6.57% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1514?

Upgrade netqmail on ubuntu 16.04 to 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-1514

MEDIUMEPSS 93th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

commands.c 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 long SMTP command without a space character, which causes an array to be referenced with a negative index.

How to fix

Remediation Available

netqmailUbuntu

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1USN-4621-1

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1USN-4621-1

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-4556-1

qmailUbuntu

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1USN-4621-1

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1USN-4621-1

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-4556-1

qmail-uids-gidsUbuntu

Fixed in:1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-4556-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

guninski.com

Other references10

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