USN-4556-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2005-1513)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2020-09-29 15:16 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:41 – Source website
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Summary
netqmail vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514, CVE-2005-1515)

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input when validating email addresses. An attacker could use this to bypass email address validation. (CVE-2020-3811)

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input when validating email addresses. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-3812)

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2005-1513",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2005-1514",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
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                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-3811",
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                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-3812",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "qmail",
            "binary_version": "1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "qmail-uids-gids",
            "binary_version": "1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "netqmail",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/netqmail@1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.06-6.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both\nremote and local attackers could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail\nto crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514,\nCVE-2005-1515)\n\nIt was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input when\nvalidating email addresses. An attacker could use this to bypass email\naddress validation. (CVE-2020-3811)\n\nIt was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input when\nvalidating email addresses. An attacker could use this vulnerability to\ncause netqmail to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-3812)\n",
  "id": "USN-4556-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:56Z",
  "published": "2020-09-29T15:16:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4556-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1513"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1514"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1515"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-3811"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-3812"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "netqmail vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2005-1513",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2005-1514",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2005-1515",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-3811",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-3812"
  ]
}



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