CVE-2004-0156

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0156
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-06-01 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerabilities in the (1) die or (2) log_event functions for ssmtp before 2.50.6 allow remote mail relays to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ssmtp Ssmtp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in ssmtp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/5360 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Secunia - Advisories - sSMTP Format String Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - sSMTP Format String Flaws Let Remote Servers Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for sSMTP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - OpenPKG update for ssmtp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-485-1 ssmtp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'[OpenPKG-SA-2004.020] OpenPKG Security Advisory (ssmtp)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for ssmtp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.osvdb.org/5361 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SSMTP Mail Transfer Agent Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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