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4.7	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 8.1.0 (Mail Server Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Attachment Virus Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 07/27/2005 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at files.altn.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Alt-N. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 8.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at altn.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The entries 2645, 33104, 37697 and 49406 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Mail Server Software

Vendor

• Alt-N

Name

• MDaemon

Version

• 8.0
• 8.1

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
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💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Unproven
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: MDaemon 8.10
Patch: altn.com

Timelineinfo

07/27/2005 🔍
07/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/28/2005 +0 days 🔍
08/02/2005 +5 days 🔍
07/03/2019 +5083 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: files.altn.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
Coordinated: 🔍
SecurityTracker: 1014589
SecurityFocus: 14400 - MDaemon Content Filter Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 16173 - MDaemon Content Filter Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 18348 - MDaemon Content Filter Traversal Arbitrary File Write

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2005 12:32
Updated: 07/03/2019 19:05
Changes: 08/02/2005 12:32 (63), 07/03/2019 19:05 (4)
Complete: 🔍

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