CVE-2008-7258

N/A Unknown
Published: August 20, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsize
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/41009
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41965
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582236
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-7258
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045407.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045422.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ssmtp/2.62-3/345780-standardise-bufsize
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/41009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ssmtp/+bug/282424
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-7258
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

anibal_monsalve_salaz

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