DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0423
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423
Upstream
Published
2004-07-07T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-20T10:09:39.037590Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The log_event function in ssmtp 2.50.6 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ssmtp.log temporary log file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ssmtp

Package

Name
ssmtp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.64-10
2.64-11
2.64-12
2.64-13
2.65-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423.json"

Debian:12 / ssmtp

Package

Name
ssmtp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.64-11
2.64-12
2.64-13
2.65-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423.json"

Debian:13 / ssmtp

Package

Name
ssmtp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.64-12
2.64-13
2.65-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423.json"

Debian:14 / ssmtp

Package

Name
ssmtp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.64-12
2.64-13
2.65-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0423.json"