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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-06-04T10:00:00

Updated: 2017-12-28T19:57:01

Reserved: 2014-06-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2014-3956

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-04T11:19:13.890

Modified: 2017-12-29T02:29:22.723


Link: CVE-2014-3956

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