CVE-2008-7258
sSMTP Dot-Long Line DoS Vulnerability
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
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2010, 6 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the sSMTP package.
- Reboot the system if required.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2 Added Reference http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsize Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/41009 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41965 Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582236 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-7258 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
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May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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. 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 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} -0.04%
score
0.22169
percentile