{"uuid": "74c5a10b-0a4b-48cf-b990-be46babcce72", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2014-6271", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/smtp/qmail_bash_env_exec.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"cmd\", \"author\": [\"Mario Ledo (Metasploit module)\", \"Gabriel Follon (Metasploit module)\", \"Kyle George (Vulnerability discovery)\"], \"autofilter_ports\": [25, 465, 587, 2525, 25025, 25000], \"autofilter_services\": [\"smtp\", \"smtps\"], \"check\": false, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits a shellshock vulnerability on Qmail, a public\\n          domain MTA written in C that runs on Unix systems.\\n          Due to the lack of validation on the MAIL FROM field, it is possible to\\n          execute shell code on a system with a vulnerable BASH (Shellshock).\\n          This flaw works on the latest Qmail versions (qmail-1.03 and\\n          netqmail-1.06).\\n          However, in order to execute code, /bin/sh has to be linked to bash\\n          (usually default configuration) and a valid recipient must be set on the\\n          RCPT TO field (usually admin@exampledomain.com).\\n          The exploit does not work on the \\\"qmailrocks\\\" community version\\n          as it ensures the MAILFROM field is well-formed.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2014-09-24\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/unix/smtp/qmail_bash_env_exec\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-02 17:30:43 +0000\", \"name\": \"Qmail SMTP Bash Environment Variable Injection (Shellshock)\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/unix/smtp/qmail_bash_env_exec.rb\", \"platform\": \"Unix\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 300, \"ref_name\": \"unix/smtp/qmail_bash_env_exec\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2014-6271\", \"CWE-94\", \"OSVDB-112004\", \"EDB-34765\", \"URL-https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/649\", \"URL-https://lists.gt.net/qmail/users/138578\"], \"rport\": 25, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Automatic\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:50:39.543991Z"}