CVE catalog
CVE-2008-7258
ssmtp: CVE-2008-7258
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.05% · Oct 25, 2026
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
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ssmtp | sid | 2.66-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ssmtp | forky | 2.66-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ssmtp | trixie | 2.64-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ssmtp | bookworm | 2.64-11 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ssmtp | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [591515] |
| Debian | ssmtp | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [591515] |
| Debian | ssmtp | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [591515] |
| Debian | ssmtp | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [591515] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ssmtp]Affected
Details (2)
2.64-11· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · ssmtp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ssmtp · debian · 12
2.64-11· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · ssmtp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ssmtp · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ssmtp]Affected
Details (2)
2.64-12· amd64 · trixieAffected
dsa · ssmtp · debian · 13
2.64-12· arm64 · trixieAffected
dsa · ssmtp · debian · 13
Observed: