VDB-1538 · CVE-2005-1515 · BID 13536

Qmail up to 1.0.3 on 64-bit commands.c commands memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Qmail up to 1.0.3 on 64-bit. This impacts the function commands of the file commands.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-1515. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is best to exchange the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qmail up to 1.0.3 on 64-bit (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function commands of the file commands.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/06/2005. The weakness was presented 05/31/2005 by Georgi Guninski (Website). The advisory is available at guninski.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1515 since 05/11/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at guninski.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at qmail.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 13536†), OSVDB (16345†), Secunia (SA15533†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013911†). See VDB-25141 and VDB-25140 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: qmail.org

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05/11/2005 +5 days 🔍
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05/31/2005 +19 days 🔍
06/13/2005 +13 days 🔍
07/03/2019 +5133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: guninski.com
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1538
SecurityFocus: 13536 - QMail Substdio_Put() Function Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15533 - qmail Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 16345 - qmail substdio_put Function Signedness Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013911

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2005 18:57
Updated: 07/03/2019 11:09
Changes: 06/13/2005 18:57 (73), 07/03/2019 11:09 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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