[Bug 278978] Re: [CVE-2008-3962] allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information

Launchpad Bug Tracker 278978 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Oct 22 20:11:34 BST 2008


This bug was fixed in the package ssmtp - 2.62-1ubuntu3

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ssmtp (2.62-1ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive
    information (LP: #278978)
  * debian/patches/02-CVE-2008-3962: adjust in ssmtp.c to fix
    unitialized memory disclosure.
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Buffer overflow (LP: #282424)
  * debian/patches/03_fix_buffer_overflow: adjust ssmtp.c to fix
    a buffer overflow with using 2 bytes in length instead of one in buffer.
  * References:
    CVE-2008-3962
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498366

 -- Stefan Ebner <sebner at ubuntu.com>   Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:22:39 +0200

** Changed in: ssmtp (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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[CVE-2008-3962] allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information
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