Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:9317

Info

Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9317
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2003-1200
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 29 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:37AM
Credit: The disclosure of this issue has been credited to Pejamn Davarzani <[email protected]> and Behrang Fouladi<[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Altn MDaemon 6.8.5
Altn MDaemon 6.8.4
Altn MDaemon 6.8.3
Altn MDaemon 6.8.2
Altn MDaemon 6.8.1
Altn MDaemon 6.8 .0
Altn MDaemon 6.7.9
Altn MDaemon 6.7.5
Altn MDaemon 6.5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

It has been reported that MDaemon/WorldClient mail server may be prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling certain messages with a 'From' field of over 249 bytes. This issue may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to a system.

Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable software in order to gain unauthorized access.

Exploit / POC

Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Proof of concept exploit has been provided. Exploit code has been provided by rave &lt;[email protected]&gt;.

CORE has developed a working commercial exploit for their IMPACT
product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known
to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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