CVE-2014-3956 describes a flaw in the sm_close_on_exec function of Sendmail before version 8.14.9, where incorrect argument order prevents proper FD_CLOEXEC flag setting, potentially allowing local users to access high-numbered file descriptors through custom mail-delivery programs. This vulnerability, affecting products like Fedora, FreeBSD, and HP, has a low CVSS score of 1.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access, medium attack complexity, and a potential impact of information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= b.11.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:hpux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.14.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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