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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54557
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200404-18 (ssmtp)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200404-18.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200404-18.

Vulnerability Insight:
There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in the SSMTP package,
which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code with ssmtp's privileges
(potentially root).

Solution:
All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of ssmtp.

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=net-mail/ssmtp-2.60.7'
# emerge '>=net-mail/ssmtp-2.60.7'

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0156
BugTraq ID: 10150
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10150
Bugtraq: 20040507 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.020] OpenPKG Security Advisory (ssmtp) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403772130855&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-485 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-485
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/5360
http://www.osvdb.org/5361
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009788
http://secunia.com/advisories/11378
http://secunia.com/advisories/11384
http://secunia.com/advisories/11485
http://secunia.com/advisories/11571
XForce ISS Database: ssmtp-die-logevent-format-string(15872)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15872
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