CVE-2005-1515 is an integer signedness error in the qmail_put and substdio_put functions of qmail, specifically impacting 64-bit platforms with substantial virtual memory. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending numerous SMTP RCPT TO commands. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it presents a network-based, low-complexity attack leading to partial availability impact. While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, there is some community discussion and media coverage, including a retrospective article on a related qmail RCE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dan_bernstein:qmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.