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.
CVE-2005-1515
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 6.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation7% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 93%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 11, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (22)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1013911
- cve@mitrehttp://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_4.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/20/2
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-01
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4556-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4692
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0101.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157805/Qualys-Security-Advisory-Qmail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/42
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1013911
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qmail-uids-gids (1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1) @ focal | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | qmail-uids-gids (1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| netqmail | 1.06-6, 1.06-6.1, 1.06-6.2~deb8u1, 1.06-6.2~deb9u1 | 1.06-6.2~deb10u1 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| netqmail | 1.06-5, 1.06-6, 1.06-6.1 | 1.06-6.2~deb8u1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| netqmail | 1.06-6, 1.06-6.1, 1.06-6.2~deb8u1 | 1.06-6.2~deb9u1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
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