DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423

    Published: 7 Jul 2004Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2004-0423

    Summary:

    Details: The log_event function in ssmtp 2.50.6 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ssmtp.log temporary log file.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0423

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ssmtp

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.64-11

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High