VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-3956
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…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.64%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd · hp/hpux · fedoraproject/fedora · sendmail/sendmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTESVendor Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57455
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58628
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.728644
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368Third Party Advisory
- ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTESVendor Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57455
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58628
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.