CVE-2008-7258

LOW 2.1CVE-2008-7258 · Published 20/08/2010 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-7258 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting ssmtp (anibal monsalve salaz).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 64.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ssmtp anibal_monsalve_salaz	`= 2.61= 2.62`	No fix yet

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

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html
marc.info · Exploit
marc.info · Exploit
marc.info
patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsize · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/41009
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/41965 · Exploit
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi

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