CVE-2014-3956
EPSS 0.08%Published: 6/4/2014Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/sendmailfrom 0, < 8.14.4-6