low1.9
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, w…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | through 9.2 |
| Hp | Hpux | through b.11.31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 20 |
| Sendmail | Sendmail | through 8.14.8 Versions 8.6.7, 8.7.6, 8.7.7, 8.7.8, 8.7.9 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html
- 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.html
- 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/67791
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331
- http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/
- 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-c05216368
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html
- 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.html
- 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