CVE-2008-3962
Published Sep 11, 2008
Last updated 7 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 2.6
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 4.9
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-200
Configurations
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{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ssmtp:ssmtp:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "E340EC83-0A43-4D94-A938-5D54C0589601"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ssmtp:ssmtp:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "19A13D99-C357-4F06-BA4D-A25EF8C0C51B"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]