Dan Bernstein qmail stralloc_readyplus integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Dan Bernstein qmail. Impacted is the function stralloc_readyplus. The manipulation results in integer coercion. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1513. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dan Bernstein qmail (Mail Server Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected is the function stralloc_readyplus. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the stralloc_readyplus function 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 SMTP request.

The weakness was published 05/11/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at guninski.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1513 since 05/11/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1013911†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1538 and VDB-25141. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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05/06/2005 🔍
05/11/2005 +5 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3591 days 🔍
07/03/2024 +3402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: guninski.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1513 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1513
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25140
SecurityTracker: 1013911 - qmail Integer Errors Let Remote Users Deny Service

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/03/2024 17:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (45), 07/24/2017 12:44 (6), 07/03/2024 17:00 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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