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Vulnerability Details : 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, which allows local users to access unintended high-numbered file descriptors via a custom mail-delivery program.
Publish Date : 2014-06-04 Last Update Date : 2017-12-29
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
1.9
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact None (There is no impact to the availability of the system.)
Access Complexity Medium (The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit)
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Obtain Information
CWE ID 200

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
SUSE-SU-2014:0872-1 -- Security update for sendmail oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26065 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2014-3956

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Fedoraproject Fedora 20 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Freebsd Freebsd * - * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application HP Hpux * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Sendmail Sendmail * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.6.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
9 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.9 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
10 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
11 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.8.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
12 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
13 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
14 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
15 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
16 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
17 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
18 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
19 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
20 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
21 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
22 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
23 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
24 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
25 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
26 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
27 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
28 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
29 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
30 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
31 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
32 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
33 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
34 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
35 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
36 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
37 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.9 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
38 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
39 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.11 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
40 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
41 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
42 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
43 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
44 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
45 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
46 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
47 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
48 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
49 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
50 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
51 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
52 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
53 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
54 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
55 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
56 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora 1
Freebsd Freebsd 1
HP Hpux 1
Sendmail Sendmail 53

- References For CVE-2014-3956

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html
FEDORA FEDORA-2014-7093
http://www.sendmail.com/sm/open_source/download/8.14.9/ CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2014:0805
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2014:147
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368 CONFIRM
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.728644
SLACKWARE SSA:2014-156-04
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2015:128
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml
GENTOO GLSA-201412-32
ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/58628
SECUNIA 58628
http://secunia.com/advisories/57455
SECUNIA 57455
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791
BID 67791 Sendmail File Descriptor Security Vulnerability Release Date:2016-08-02
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331
SECTRACK 1030331
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc
FREEBSD FreeBSD-SA-14:11
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2014:0804

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2014-3956

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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