UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3956
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3956
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3956.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3956
- Upstream
- Published
- 2014-06-04T11:19:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-22T09:43:47Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - low
- 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
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / sendmail
Package
- Name
- sendmail
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/sendmail@8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libmilter1.0.1",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "rmail",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "sendmail",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "sendmail-base",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "sendmail-bin",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "sendmail-cf",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "sensible-mda",
"binary_version": "8.14.4-4.1ubuntu1.1"
}
]
}