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CVE-2014-3956
Published: Jun 4, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
58628
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FreeBSD-SA-14:11
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FREEBSD
MDVSA-2015:128
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
GLSA-201412-32
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2014:0804
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
MDVSA-2014:147
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
FEDORA-2014-7093
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
openSUSE-SU-2014:0805
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
57455
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
67791
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SSA:2014-156-04
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
1030331
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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