Alt-N MDaemon 9.0.5/9.0.6/9.51/9.53 on Windows privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon 9.0.5/9.0.6/9.51/9.53 on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-5968. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Alt-N MDaemon 9.0.5/9.0.6/9.51/9.53 on Windows (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MDaemon 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.51, and 9.53, and possibly other versions, installs the MDaemon application folder with insecure permissions (Users create files/directories), which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating malicious RASAPI32.DLL or MPRAPI.DLL libraries in the MDaemon\APP folder, which is an untrusted search path element due to insecure permissions.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2006. The weakness was published 11/16/2006 with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5968 since 11/17/2006. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 79 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading 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 X-Force (30331), SecurityFocus (BID 21127†), OSVDB (30462†), Secunia (SA21554†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017238†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: altn.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2695
X-Force: 30331 - MDaemon folder privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 21127 - Alt-N MDaemon Local Insecure Default Directory Permisions Vulnerability
Secunia: 21554 - MDaemon Insecure Default Directory Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30462 - MDaemon Installation Directory Permission Weakness Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017238
Vupen: ADV-2006-4538

Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2006 12:10
Updated: 04/27/2026 20:44
Changes: 11/21/2006 12:10 (71), 04/22/2018 13:18 (9), 04/27/2026 20:44 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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