{"action":"Upgrade ssmtp to 2.62-1.1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"2.62-1.1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"ssmtp","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["2.62-1.1"],"id":"tcs_01M5N93DFSCEYKFRTPMCHF6BG8","modified_at":"2026-10-23T17:47:32.344408962Z","published_at":"2008-09-11T01:13:47.587Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3962"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962#Debian:14/ssmtp","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3962"}],"summary":"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"}