commands.c in qmail, when running on 64 bit platforms with a large amount of virtual…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06572 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dan_bernstein:qmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Dan Bernstein |
- cpe:2.3:a:dan_bernstein:qmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Dan Bernstein
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45cm-3mvx-7pjc
References
Advisory 3
Other 6
- 20050506 64 bit qmail fun
- [oss-security] 20200519 Remote Code Execution in qmail (CVE-2005-1513)
- [oss-security] 20200520 Re: Remote Code Execution in qmail (CVE-2005-1513)
- 20200522 Remote Code Execution in qmail (CVE-2005-1513)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200604 [SECURITY] [DLA 2234-1] netqmail security update
More Dan Bernstein Qmail vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00247 Denial of service in Qmail through long SMTP commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-01437 Integer signedness error in the qmail_put and substdio_put functions in qmail, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-1514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45cm-3mvx-7pjc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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