CVE-2005-1514 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on qmail servers via a malformed SMTP command triggering a negative array index.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2005-1514?

CVE-2005-1514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1514?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dan Bernstein Qmail.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1514?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2005-1514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-45cm-3mvx-7pjc, UBUNTU-CVE-2005-1514.

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