Vulnerability in Alt-N Mdaemon
CVE-2004-2504
The GUI in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 7.2 and earlier, including 6.8, executes child processes such as NOTEPAD.EXE with SYSTEM privileges when users create new files, which allows local users with physical access to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Alt-N Mdaemon — versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.8.2
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18287 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/13225 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1324.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.osvdb.org/12158 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11736 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1353.html (mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0385.html (mailing-list, Exploit)