Alt-N MDaemon up to 13.0.3 User Account Import Facility privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 13.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component User Account Import Facility. This manipulation causes privileges management. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 13.0.3 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component User Account Import Facility. 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 bug was discovered 10/01/2012. The weakness was presented 02/20/2013 by Demetris Papapetrou with Qsecure as 24535 as confirmed exploit (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at qsecure.com.cy. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Alt-N. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Demetris Papapetrou and been published 1 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at qsecure.com.cy. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 106 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 13.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (24535), OSVDB (90505†) and Secunia (SA52244†). See VDB-7778, VDB-7784, VDB-7785 and VDB-7786 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Demetris Papapetrou
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MDaemon 13.0.4

Timelineinfo

10/01/2012 🔍
01/15/2013 +106 days 🔍
02/20/2013 +36 days 🔍
02/21/2013 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2013 +0 days 🔍
02/22/2013 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2013 +4 days 🔍
05/03/2018 +1892 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: 24535
Researcher: Demetris Papapetrou
Organization: Qsecure
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7783
Secunia: 52244 - MDaemon Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 90505

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2013 12:18
Updated: 05/03/2018 12:26
Changes: 02/22/2013 12:18 (60), 05/03/2018 12:26 (2)
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