CVE-2014-3956
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 4, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 3, 2014
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368
- 58628third-party-advisory
- FreeBSD-SA-14:11vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2015:128vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html
- GLSA-201412-32vendor-advisory
- http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0804vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2014:147vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2014-7093vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0805vendor-advisory
- 57455third-party-advisory
- 67791vdb-entry
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html
- SSA:2014-156-04vendor-advisory
- 1030331vdb-entry
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