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CVE-2005-1513

Publication date 24 May 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
netqmail 20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
qmail 20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4556-1
    • netqmail vulnerabilities
    • 29 September 2020
    • USN-4621-1
    • netqmail vulnerabilities
    • 5 November 2020

Other references