Reed Arvin
30/11/04, 04:55
Summary:
A privilege escalation flaw exists in MDaemon 7.2 (http://www.mdaemon.com).
Details:
A privilege escalation technique can be used to gain SYSTEM level access while interacting with the MDaemon tray icon.
Vulnerable Versions:
MDaemon 7.2
Solutions:
The vendor was notified of the issue. There was no response.
Exploit:
1. Double click on the mail icon in the Taskbar to open the Alt-N MDaemon Pro window.
2. Click File, click New
3. Notepad should open. In Notepad click File, click Open
4. In the Files of type: field choose All Files
5. Navagate to %WINDIR%\System32\
6. Right click cmd.exe and choose Open
7. A new command shell will open with SYSTEM privileges
Discovered by Reed Arvin reedarvin[at]gmail[dot]com
A privilege escalation flaw exists in MDaemon 7.2 (http://www.mdaemon.com).
Details:
A privilege escalation technique can be used to gain SYSTEM level access while interacting with the MDaemon tray icon.
Vulnerable Versions:
MDaemon 7.2
Solutions:
The vendor was notified of the issue. There was no response.
Exploit:
1. Double click on the mail icon in the Taskbar to open the Alt-N MDaemon Pro window.
2. Click File, click New
3. Notepad should open. In Notepad click File, click Open
4. In the Files of type: field choose All Files
5. Navagate to %WINDIR%\System32\
6. Right click cmd.exe and choose Open
7. A new command shell will open with SYSTEM privileges
Discovered by Reed Arvin reedarvin[at]gmail[dot]com