CVE-2006-5968

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-5968
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-11-17 22:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMDaemon 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Alt-n Mdaemon 9.0.5 All All All
Application Alt-n Mdaemon 9.0.6 All All All
Application Alt-n Mdaemon 9.51 All All All
Application Alt-n Mdaemon 9.53 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
MDaemon Insecure Default Directory Permissions - Secunia Research - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
MDaemon Insecure Default Directory Permissions - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityReason - MDaemon Insecure Default Directory Permissions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
MDaemon Insecure Directory Permissions Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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