DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3962
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962
Upstream
Published
2008-09-11T01:13:47Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:55Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / ssmtp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.62-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json"

Debian:13 / ssmtp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.62-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json"

Debian:14 / ssmtp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.62-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json"