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GLSA-201412-32 : sendmail: Information disclosure

low Nessus Plugin ID 80209

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-32 (sendmail: Information disclosure)

 The sm_close_on_exec function in conf.c has arguments in the wrong order.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could get access to unintended high-numbered file descriptors via a specially crafted program.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All sendmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/sendmail-8.14.9'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-32

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 80209

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-32.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/23/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sendmail, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3956

BID: 67791

GLSA: 201412-32