CVE-2014-3956

low HPE
CVSS v3 Base Score
1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 77% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: June 4, 2014 (4363 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: HPE
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

freebsd freebsdhp hpuxfedoraproject fedorasendmail sendmail

References

🔗 ftp.sendmail.org 🔗 advisories.mageia.org 🔗 lists.fedoraproject.org 🔗 lists.opensuse.org 🔗 lists.opensuse.org