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CVE-2004-2504
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
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.
Affected products
- Alt-N Mdaemon: 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.8.2, 6.8.3, 6.8.4, 6.8.5 (+1)
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0385.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1324.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1353.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13225
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012350
- http://www.osvdb.org/12158
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11736
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18287
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0385.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1324.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1353.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13225
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