DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962

    Published: 11 Sept 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-3962

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3962

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ssmtp

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.62-1.1

    Affected versions

    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