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CVE-2005-1513 in the critical feed json

Integer overflow in the stralloc_readyplus function in qmail, when running on 64 bit platforms with a large amount of virtual memory, allow…

published 2005-05-11 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1516

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.8%
EPSS 10.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • netqmail Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1
  • netqmail Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1
  • netqmail Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1
  • netqmail Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.14.04.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2005-1513

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Exploit prediction

10.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • guninski.com http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_4.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1013911 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/06/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jun/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172804/RenderDoc-1.26-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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