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CVE-2014-3956
The sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c in sendmail before 8.14.9 has...
Vulnerability Description
The sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c in sendmail before 8.14.9 has arguments in the wrong order, and consequently skips setting expected FD_CLOEXEC flags, which allows local users to access unintended high-numbered file descriptors via a custom mail-delivery program.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58628
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html
- ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml
- http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57455
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.728644
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331
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Affected Vendor
freebsd
View all reports →Affected Software
freebsd, hpux, fedora, sendmail
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 20, 8.6.7, 8.7.6, 8.7.7, 8.7.8, 8.7.9, 8.7.10, 8.8.8, 8.9.0, 8.9.1, 8.9.2, 8.9.3, 8.10, 8.10.0, 8.10.1, 8.10.2, 8.11.0, 8.11.1, 8.11.2, 8.11.3, 8.11.4, 8.11.5, 8.11.6, 8.11.7, 8.12.0, 8.12.1, 8.12.2, 8.12.3, 8.12.4, 8.12.5, 8.12.6, 8.12.7, 8.12.8, 8.12.9, 8.12.10, 8.12.11, 8.13.0, 8.13.1, 8.13.2, 8.13.3, 8.13.4, 8.13.5, 8.13.6, 8.13.7, 8.13.8, 8.14.0, 8.14.1, 8.14.2, 8.14.3, 8.14.4, 8.14.5, 8.14.6, 8.14.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 4th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.