DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7258
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258
Upstream
Published
2010-08-20T18:00:02Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:58.827033Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

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
2.66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258.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
2.66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258.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
2.66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258.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
2.66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7258.json"