VDB-54418 · CVE-2008-7258 · EDB 34375

Anibal Monsalve Salaz sSMTP 2.61/2.62 standardise input validation ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability has been found in Anibal Monsalve Salaz sSMTP 2.61/2.62 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function standardise. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

** 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 weakness was presented 08/20/2010 by ERNE (Website). The advisory is available at patch-tracker.debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-7258 since 08/02/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48325 (Fedora 12 : ssmtp-2.61-15.fc12 (2010-11811)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (34375), Tenable (48325), SecurityFocus (BID 41965†) and Secunia (SA41009†).

Productinfo

Vendor

Anibal Monsalve Salaz

Name

sSMTP

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 48325
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : ssmtp-2.61-15.fc12 (2010-11811)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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07/26/2010 🔍
08/02/2010 +7 days 🔍
08/03/2010 +1 days 🔍
08/14/2010 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patch-tracker.debian.org
Researcher: ERNE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-7258 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 41965 - sSMTP 'standardize()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 41009 - Fedora update for ssmtp, Not Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 12/25/2024 12:47 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (63), 04/21/2019 04:38 PM (4), 12/25/2024 12:47 AM (27)
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