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CVE-2008-7258

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2010-08-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The standardise function in Anibal Monsalve Salazar sSMTP 2.61 and 2.62 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application exit) via an e-mail message containing a long line that begins with a . (dot) character. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because it is solely a usability problem for senders of messages with certain long lines, and has no security impact

Affected Platforms

Anibal Monsalve Salaz Ssmtp

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References