CVE-2006-5968 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 17 Nov 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious DLLs in the MDaemon application folder due to insecure directory permissions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-5968?

CVE-2006-5968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5968?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alt-N Mdaemon.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-5968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9575-wp7c-rf4g.