DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3956

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3956
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3956.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3956
Upstream
Published
2014-06-04T11:19:13Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:21Z
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / sendmail

Package

Name
sendmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sendmail?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.14.4-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3956.json"

Debian:13 / sendmail

Package

Name
sendmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sendmail?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.14.4-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3956.json"

Debian:14 / sendmail

Package

Name
sendmail
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sendmail?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.14.4-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3956.json"