CVE-2014-3956
Sendmail FD CLOEXEC Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 4, 2014, 11:19 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 29, 2017, 2:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:hp:hpux:b.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368 No Types Assigned https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.sendmail.org/pub/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05216368 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 04, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3956
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3956
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile