VDB-27517 · CVE-2005-4266 · SA17990

Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.3 Worldclient worldclient.dll Session Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.3. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function in the library worldclient.dll of the component Worldclient. This manipulation of the argument Session causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-4266. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.3 (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function in the library worldclient.dll of the component Worldclient. The manipulation of the argument Session with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WorldClient.dll in Alt-N MDaemon and WorldClient 8.1.3 trusts a Session parameter that contains a randomly generated session ID that is associated with a username, which allows remote attackers to perform actions as other users by guessing or sniffing the random value.

The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at ipomonis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4266 since 12/15/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/14/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA17990†). The entry VDB-27452 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/12/2005 🔍
12/15/2005 +3 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3374 days 🔍
07/14/2018 +1220 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: ipomonis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27517
Secunia: 17990 - MDaemon WorldClient LookOut Theme Inbox Denial of Service Weakness, Not Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/14/2018 10:33
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (45), 07/14/2018 10:33 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:B98:103

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