CVE-2008-7258
The standardise function in Anibal Monsalve Salazar sSMTP 2.61 and 2.62 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application exit) via an e-mail message containing a long line that begins with a .
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The standardise function in Anibal Monsalve Salazar sSMTP 2.61 and 2.62 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application exit) via an e-mail message containing a long line that begins with a . (dot) character. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because it is solely a usability problem for senders of messages with certain long lines, and has no security impact
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- anibal monsalve salaz/ssmtp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2
- http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsizePatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41009
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41965Exploit
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582236Exploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-7258
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2
- http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsizePatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41009
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41965Exploit
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582236Exploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-7258
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.