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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 0.08% · 23.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.08%
23.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | sendmail | 0, 8.14.4-2.1ubuntu4, 8.14.4-2.1ubuntu5 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368 (circl)
- 58628 (circl)
- FreeBSD-SA-14:11 (circl)
- MDVSA-2015:128 (circl)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html (circl)
- ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES (circl)
- GLSA-201412-32 (circl)
- http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/ (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0804 (circl)
- MDVSA-2014:147 (circl)
…and 7 more exploits
Timeline
- Jun 4, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 17, 2022 CVE Updated
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 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