The remote /bin/login seems to crash when it receives too many environment variables. This is likely due to a buffer overflow vulnerability which might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
#
# Sun's patch makes /bin/login exits when it receives too many arguments,
# hence making the detection of the flaw difficult. Our logic is the
# following :
#
# Username: "nessus" -> should not crash
# Username: "nessus A=B..... x 61" -> should not crash
# Username: "nessus A=B..... x 100" -> should crash
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(10827);
script_version("1.36");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/06/27 18:42:25");
script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0797");
script_bugtraq_id(3681, 7481);
script_xref(name:"CERT-CC", value:"CA-2001-34");
script_name(english:"SysV /bin/login Environment Remote Overflow (telnet check)");
script_summary(english:"Attempts to overflow /bin/login");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"It is possible to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote /bin/login seems to crash when it receives too many
environment variables. This is likely due to a buffer overflow
vulnerability which might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the remote host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply the patch from your vendor or read the CERT advisory.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Solaris in.telnetd TTYPROMPT Buffer Overflow');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2001/12/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2001/12/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Gain a shell remotely");
script_dependencie("telnetserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/telnet", 23);
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include('telnet_func.inc');
login = rand_str(length:6);
port = get_kb_item("Services/telnet");
if(!port) port = 23;
if (!get_port_state(port)) exit(0, "Port "+port+" is closed.");
function login(env, try)
{
local_var i, soc, r, buffer;
# if (try <= 0) try = 1;
for (i = 0; i < try; i ++)
{
sleep(i);
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (soc) break;
}
if (soc)
{
buffer = telnet_negotiate(socket:soc);
send(socket:soc, data:string(login, " ", env, "\r\n"));
r = recv(socket:soc, length:4096);
close(soc);
if("word:" >< r)
{
return(1);
}
}
return(0);
}
if(login(env:"", try: 1))
{
my_env = crap(data:"A=B ", length:244);
res = login(env:my_env);
if(res)
{
my_env = crap(data:"A=B ", length:400);
res = login(env:my_env, try: 4);
if(!res)security_hole(port);
}
}