CVE-2014-3956: Sendmail vulnerability
Fixed in 8.14.9 · Affected: Sendmail before 8.14.9 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-200cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisoryfreebsd.org
- Vendor advisorymandriva.com
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- Vendor advisorylists.opensuse.org
- Vendor advisorymandriva.com
- Vendor advisorylists.fedoraproject.org
- Vendor advisorylists.opensuse.org
- Vendor advisoryslackware.com
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=h20566.www2.hpe.com
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisorypacketstormsecurity.com
- sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9sendmail.com
4 more references are in the CVE record.