cve/2008/CVE-2008-7258.md

### [CVE-2008-7258](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-7258)
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### Description

** DISPUTED **  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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128013391907262&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017258305041&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077707318085&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/6

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.