{"id":"CVE-2008-3962","details":"The from_format function in ssmtp.c in ssmtp 2.61 and 2.62, in certain configurations, uses uninitialized memory for the From: field of an e-mail message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) in opportunistic circumstances by reading a message.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:08.035662Z","published":"2008-09-11T01:13:47Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2597"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/6"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31094"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/234391"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45038"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}