CVE-2008-7258

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 64th percentile

Published

2010-08-20

Updated

2024-09-16

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34375

Security advisories

• http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsize
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41965

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry