Alt-N MDaemon up to 6.8.5 Form2Raw.exe From stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 6.8.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file Form2Raw.exe. The manipulation of the argument From leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-1200. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Disabling the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Alt-N MDaemon up to 6.8.5 (Mail Server Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the file Form2Raw.exe. The manipulation of the argument From with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in FORM2RAW.exe in Alt-N MDaemon 6.5.2 through 6.8.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long From parameter to Form2Raw.cgi.

The bug was discovered 12/30/2003. The weakness was released 12/29/2003 by Pejamn Davarzani and Behrang Fouladi with Hat-Squad Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at hat-squad.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1200 since 05/04/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50086 (Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityfocus.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2434. In this case the pattern /form2raw.cgi is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3501.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14097), Exploit-DB (23501), SecurityFocus (BID 9317†), OSVDB (3255†) and Secunia (SA10512†). securityfocus.com is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Saint ID: exploit_info/mdaemon_worldclient_form2raw
Saint Name: MDaemon WorldClient form2raw.cgi From buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: mdaemon_worldclient_form2raw.rb
MetaSploit Name: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Overflow
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: securityfocus.com

Snort ID: 2434
Snort Message: WEB-CGI MDaemon form2raw.cgi access
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12/29/2003 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: hat-squad.com
Researcher: Pejamn Davarzani, Behrang Fouladi
Organization: Hat-Squad Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-461
X-Force: 14097 - MDaemon FORM2RAW.exe script From field buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 9317 - Alt-N MDaemon/WorldClient Form2Raw Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 10512 - MDaemon Raw Message Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3255 - MDaemon Form2Raw CGI From Parameter Overflow
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 3641 - Buffer Overflow in MDaemon 6.52 - 6.85, High

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

Created: 01/06/2004 12:06
Updated: 07/17/2025 19:23
Changes: 01/06/2004 12:06 (101), 06/27/2019 14:48 (4), 01/25/2025 21:48 (22), 07/17/2025 19:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:4D5:103

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