VDB-1657 · BID 14400 · SA16173

Alt-N MDaemon up to 8.1.0 Attachment Virus path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 8.1.0. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Attachment Virus Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

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 vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 14400†), OSVDB (18348†), Secunia (SA16173†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014589†). The entries VDB-2645, VDB-33104, VDB-37697 and VDB-49406 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MDaemon 8.10
Patch: altn.com

Timelineinfo

07/27/2005 🔍
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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
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1657
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
SecurityTracker: 1014589

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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)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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