CVE-2008-3962
LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 2.0% (81th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3947)
- Published
- September 11, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3947 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ssmtp / ssmtp
- ssmtp / ssmtp
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31094
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2597(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/234391
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45038
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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