CVE-2008-3962 describes a vulnerability in ssmtp versions 2.61 and 2.62, where the from_format function in ssmtp.c can use uninitialized memory for the 'From:' field in email messages. This flaw has a low severity CVSS score of 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality impact by exposing memory contents. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.61CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ssmtp:ssmtp:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ssmtp:ssmtp:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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