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TI-2014-03227 Aliases CVE-2014-3956GHSA-frwj-4rf4-3wjf

The sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c in sendmail before 8.14.9 has arguments in the…

Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0063 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 56

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:a:hp:hpux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to b.11.31VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.14.8VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6.7VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.6VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.7VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.8VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.9VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.10VulnerableSendmail
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:hp:hpux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to b.11.31 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.14.8 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.8 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.9 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.10 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
Show 46 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8.8VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.4VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.5VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.6VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.7VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.4VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.5VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.6VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.7VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.8VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.9VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.10VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.11VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.4VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.5VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.6VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.7VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.8VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.4VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.5VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.6VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.14.7VulnerableSendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.8 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.8 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.9 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.10 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.11 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.8 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.14.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3956
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frwj-4rf4-3wjf
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Sources

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