MEDIUM
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
Published Apr 17, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.50%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.50% 0.03504
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03504
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.50% (0.03504) | 88.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.50% (0.03504) | 87.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01650) | 80.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.80% (0.02805) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01998) | 87.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01627) | 85.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02065) | 87.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403772130855&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11378 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11384 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11485 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11571 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009788 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-485 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/5360 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/5361 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10150 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15872 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403772130855&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11378 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11384 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11485 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11571 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1009788 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-485 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5360 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5361 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10150 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 17, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 13, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0156
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a