VDB-2645 · CVE-2006-5709 · SA22507

Alt-N MDaemon up to 9.x Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 9.x. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-5709. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 9.x (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in WorldClient in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon before 9.50 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a "JavaScript exploit."

The weakness was published 10/30/2006 with Alt-N (Website). The advisory is shared at files.altn.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5709 since 11/03/2006. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 9.50 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at files.altn.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (30101†) and Secunia (SA22507†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1657, VDB-2484, VDB-33104 and VDB-37697. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Server Software

Vendor

Alt-N

Name

MDaemon

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.altn.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: MDaemon 9.50
Patch: files.altn.com

Timelineinfo

10/30/2006 🔍
10/30/2006 +0 days 🔍
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10/31/2006 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2006 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: files.altn.com
Researcher: http://www.altn.com
Organization: Alt-N
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2645
Secunia: 22507 - MDaemon Server WorldClient Unspecified Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30101 - MDaemon Server WorldClient APP Folder RAS DLL Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-4251

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2006 13:38
Updated: 04/26/2026 09:01
Changes: 10/31/2006 13:38 (61), 04/22/2018 13:03 (7), 04/26/2026 09:01 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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