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Debian Security Advisory DSA 485-1 (ssmtp)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to ssmtp announced via advisory DSA 485-1.
Insight
Insight
Max Vozeler discovered two format string vulnerabilities in ssmtp, a simple mail transport agent. Untrusted values in the functions die() and log_event() were passed to printf-like functions as format strings. These vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited by a remote mail relay to gain the privileges of the ssmtp process (including potentially root). For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem will be fixed in version 2.50.6.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your ssmtp package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20485-1