VDB
CVE-2014-3956
CVE-2014-3956
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.63% · 50.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.63%
50.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | sendmail | 0, 8.14.4-2.1ubuntu4, 8.14.4-2.1ubuntu5 |
Timeline
- Jun 4, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 24, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 27, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3956 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/1 third-party-advisory
- http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3956 third-party-advisory