Truenorth IA WebMail Server 3.1.0 GET Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Truenorth IA WebMail Server 3.1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component GET Request Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-1192. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Truenorth IA WebMail Server 3.1.0 (Mail Server Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in IA WebMail Server 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long GET request.

The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2003 by Peter Winter-Smith (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at derkeiler.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1192 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/17/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Peter Winter-Smith and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122213 (IA WebMail Server GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13580), Exploit-DB (124), SecurityFocus (BID 8965†), OSVDB (2757†) and Secunia (SA10107†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Peter Winter-Smith
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MetaSploit ID: ia_webmail.rb
MetaSploit Name: IA WebMail 3.x Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: derkeiler.com
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20947
X-Force: 13580 - IA WebMail Server HTTP GET request buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 8965 - IA WebMail Server Long GET Request Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Secunia: 10107 - IA WebMail Server GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 2757 - IA WebMail Server GET Request Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1008075 - IA WebMail Server Buffer Overflow in Processing HTTP Headers Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 45391 - IA WebMail Server 3.1.0 Remote Code Execution via a Long GET Request, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 16:04
Updated: 07/17/2025 21:35
Changes: 08/15/2014 16:04 (79), 06/02/2017 07:35 (6), 02/28/2025 12:59 (15), 07/17/2025 21:35 (2)
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