{"id":"CVE-2008-3962","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-3962","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:37:56.723Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2008-09-11T01:13:48.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:56:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":2.6,"severity":"LOW","vector":"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["ssmtp/ssmtp"],"epss":{"score":0.01985,"percentile":0.80456,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/5","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/6","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31094","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2597","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/234391","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45038","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/5","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/6","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31094","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2597","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/234391","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45038","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3962","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}