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cveMitreCVE-2008-3962
HistorySep 11, 2008 - 1:13 a.m.

CVE-2008-3962

2008-09-1101:13:47
CWE-200
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
23
cve-2008-3962
ssmtp
email security
memory vulnerability

CVSS2

2.6

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

AI Score

5.8

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.007

Percentile

80.3%

The from_format function in ssmtp.c in ssmtp 2.61 and 2.62, in certain configurations, uses uninitialized memory for the From: field of an e-mail message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) in opportunistic circumstances by reading a message.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
ssmtpssmtpMatch2.61
OR
ssmtpssmtpMatch2.62
VendorProductVersionCPE
ssmtpssmtp2.61cpe:2.3:a:ssmtp:ssmtp:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssmtpssmtp2.62cpe:2.3:a:ssmtp:ssmtp:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

2.6

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

AI Score

5.8

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.007

Percentile

80.3%