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ubuntu-cve-2014-3956

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2014-06-04 11:19

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3956	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/1	REPORT
	http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3956	REPORT

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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            "binary_name": "libmilter1.0.1",
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          },
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            "binary_name": "sendmail",
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          {
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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:42Z",
  "published": "2014-06-04T11:19:00Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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CVE-2014-3956 (GCVE-0-2014-3956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-04 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:57

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

17 references

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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http://secunia.com/advisories/57455	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=sl…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Date Public

2014-05-21 00:00

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Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2014-3956 (GCVE-0-2014-3956)

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