CVE-2014-3956

Name	CVE-2014-3956
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	750562

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
sendmail (PTS)	bullseye	8.15.2-22+deb11u3	fixed
	bookworm	8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2	fixed
	sid, trixie	8.18.1-6	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
sendmail	source	wheezy	8.14.4-4+deb7u1
sendmail	source	(unstable)	8.14.4-6	low		750562

[squeeze] - sendmail <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/1