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CVE-2004-0156
Format 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…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.5%
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Description
Format 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- 11571 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-485 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20040507 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.020] OpenPKG Security Advisory (ssmtp) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11384 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1009788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 11378 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 5360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 5361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 10150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200404-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ssmtp-die-logevent-format-string(15872) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11485 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .