CVE-2004-0735

Medal of Honor Allied Assault - Buffer Overflow via LAN Query and Connect Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2004-0735. PoCs published by Metasploit, millhouse, Luigi Auriemma, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/games/mohaa_getinfo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a stack-based buffer overflow in Medal Of Honor Allied Assault's getinfo command via UDP. It constructs a malicious payload to achieve remote code execution by overwriting the return address and executing shellcode.

Description

Buffer overflow in Medal of Honor (1) Allied Assault 1.11v9 and earlier, (2) Breakthrough 2.40b and earlier, and (3) Spearhead 2.15 and earlier, when playing on a Local Area Network (LAN), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors such as (1) the getinfo query, (2) the connect packet, and other unknown vectors.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16695

This exploit targets a stack-based buffer overflow in Medal Of Honor Allied Assault's getinfo command via UDP. It constructs a malicious payload to achieve remote code execution by overwriting the return address and executing shellcode.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Medal Of Honor Allied Assault v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's UDP port 12203 · Target running Medal Of Honor Allied Assault v1.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by millhouse · cremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/826

This is a remote buffer overflow exploit for Medal of Honor Spearhead Dedicated Server (Linux) that leverages an alphanumeric shellcode to bypass character filtering and achieve remote code execution. It targets specific return addresses for different Linux distributions and spawns a bindshell on port 6000.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Medal of Honor Spearhead Dedicated Server 2.15 (Linux)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target server running vulnerable Medal of Honor Spearhead version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/357

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in Medal of Honor game servers (AA <= 1.11v9, SH <= 2.15, BT <= 2.40b) via UDP port 12203. It includes payloads for both Windows and Linux targets, overwriting the return address with 0xdeadc0de to test for vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Medal of Honor (AA <= 1.11v9, SH <= 2.15, BT <= 2.40b)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · UDP port 12203 accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC GREAT
by Jacopo Cervini · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/games/mohaa_getinfo.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Medal of Honor Allied Assault via the 'getinfo' command over UDP. It constructs a malicious payload with NOP sleds, shellcode, and a return address to achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Medal of Honor Allied Assault v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to UDP port 12203 · Vulnerable version of Medal of Honor Allied Assault
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109008314631518&w=2
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10743
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16715

Scores

EPSS 0.6211
EPSS Percentile 99.1%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
electronic_arts/medal_of_honor_allied_assault 1.0
electronic_arts/medal_of_honor_allied_assault 1.1
electronic_arts/medal_of_honor_allied_assault 1.11_v9
electronic_arts/medal_of_honor_allied_assault breakthrough_2.40_b
electronic_arts/medal_of_honor_allied_assault spearhead_2.15
Published Jul 27, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026