MGASA-2014-0270

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    MGASA-2014-0270

    Published: 20 Jun 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3956

    Summary: Updated sendmail packages fix CVE-2014-3956

    Details: Updated sendmail packages fix security vulnerability: Sendmail before 8.14.9 does not properly closing file descriptors before executing programs. This bug could enable local users to interfere with an open SMTP connection if they can execute their own program for mail delivery (e.g., via procmail or the prog mailer) (CVE-2014-3956).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0270.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13431

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sendmail

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/sendmail?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.14.6-2.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High