National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3962
Original release date:09/11/2008
Last revised:10/03/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugs.gentoo.org/234391
External Source: XF
Name: ssmtp-fromformat-information-disclosure(45038)
External Source: BID
Name: 31094
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080911 Re: ssmtp =2.62 unitialized memory disclosure
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080909 Re: ssmtp =2.62 unitialized memory disclosure
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080909 ssmtp =2.62 unitialized memory disclosure
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2597
Type: Advisory