CVE-2006-5968

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30331

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4538

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451821/100/100/threaded

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017238

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1890

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-67/advisory/

http://secunia.com/advisories/21554

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-11-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00084