{"cve":"CVE-2008-3962","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-11T01:13:47.587","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:54.070","status":"Modified","description":"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 sensitive information (memory contents) in opportunistic circumstances by reading a message.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/5","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/6","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31094","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2597"],"products":["ssmtp:ssmtp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3962","score":0.01985,"percentile":0.80594,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}