SB2014122201 - Gentoo update for sendmail
Published: December 22, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014122201
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Local unauthorized disclosure of information (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3956)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause an anauthorized disclosure of Information.
The vulnerability exists due to the sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c in sendmail. A local user can access unintended high-numbered file descriptors via a custom mail-delivery program.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.