Information Exposure Affecting ssmtp package, versions <2.62-1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-SSMTP-526074
  • published11 Sept 2008
  • disclosed11 Sept 2008

Introduced: 11 Sep 2008

CVE-2008-3962  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ssmtp to version 2.62-1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ssmtp package and not the ssmtp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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