CVE-2006-5708

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in MDaemon and WorldClient in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon before 9.50 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors resulting in memory leaks.

Published: 2006-11-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5708 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5708

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.37% 1.01% +0.64%
2 2025-04-04 0.33% 0.37% +0.03%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.33% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5708

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5708

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5708

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5708: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5708

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-5708

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Alt-N Technologies, MDaemon, 9.50

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5708

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alt-n mdaemon <= 9.50 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 2.8.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:2.8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 2.71_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:2.71_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.1_beta cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.1_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.4:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.4:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 9.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 9.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 9.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5708

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