MEDIUM
Integer signedness error in the qmail_put and substdio_put functions 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 number of SMTP RCPT TO commands
Published May 11, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.52%
Description
Integer signedness error in the qmail_put and substdio_put functions 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 number of SMTP RCPT TO commands.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.52% 0.06516
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06516
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06516) | 93.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06516) | 92.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04671) | 88.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.13% (0.06128) | 84.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04671) | 88.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.33% (0.03335) | 91.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 3.33% (0.03335) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 90.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013911 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_4.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/20/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00002.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4556-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4692 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013911 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_4.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/20/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00002.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4556-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4692 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 11, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 11, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1515
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a