CVE-2014-3956

Published: Jun 4, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200

1.9LOW

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

freebsd

oss-project·US

freebsdOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hpe

hpuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

fedoraproject

oss-project·USaka fedora project

fedoraOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

sendmail

oss-projectaka sendmail switch, advanced message server

sendmailOn-prem

Communications / email-server-client

Sendmail Inc.

commercial·USaka sendmail smtp server

SendMail SMTP ServerOn-prem

Communications / email-server-client

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368

h20566.www2.hpe.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/58628

secunia.com

http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc

freebsd.org

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