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CVE-2008-72581 exploit

The standardise function in Anibal Monsalve Salazar sSMTP 2.61 and 2.62 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application exit)…

Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-34375 sSMTP 2.62 - 'standardize()' Buffer Overflow · dos · 2010-07-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/41965 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-7258 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • patch-tracker.debian.org /patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsize · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/41009 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=582236 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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