{"id":"DEBIAN-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":"2026-09-20T06:47:27.751523067Z","published":"2008-09-11T01:13:47.587Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-3962"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3962"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ssmtp","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.62-1.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ssmtp","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.62-1.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ssmtp","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ssmtp?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.62-1.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}