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CVE-2008-3962
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…
- 2.6LowCVSS base score
- 2.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 19% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- ADV-2008-2597 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/234391 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ssmtp-fromformat-information-disclosure(45038) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080911 Re: ssmtp =2.62 unitialized memory disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080909 Re: ssmtp =2.62 unitialized memory disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080909 ssmtp =2.62 unitialized memory disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31094 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-3947 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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