Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1514
CVE-2005-1514
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:dan_bernstein:qmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_4.htmlnvdExploit
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.htmlnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/20/2nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00002.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-01nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4556-1/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4692nvd
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