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Generic SMTP overflows

🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Michel ArboiType 
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Generic SMTP server crashes with long command argument leading to service denial or arbitrary code executio

Code
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: smtp_overflows.nasl 6046 2017-04-28 09:02:54Z teissa $
# Description: Generic SMTP overflows
#
# Authors:
# Michel Arboi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#

tag_summary = "The remote SMTP server crashes when it is send a command 
with a too long argument.

A cracker might use this flaw to kill this service or worse,
execute arbitrary code on your server.";

tag_solution = "upgrade your MTA or change it.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(11772);
  script_version("$Revision: 6046 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-04-28 11:02:54 +0200 (Fri, 28 Apr 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  name = "Generic SMTP overflows";
  script_name(name);
 


		    
 
  summary = "Tries overflows on SMTP commands arguments"; 
 
  script_category(ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_active");
 
  script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi");
 
  family = "SMTP problems";
  script_family(family);
  script_dependencies("sendmail_expn.nasl", "smtpserver_detect.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("SMTP/wrapped");
  script_require_ports("Services/smtp", 25);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  exit(0);
}

#

include("smtp_func.inc");

port = get_kb_item("Services/smtp");
if (! port) port = 25;
if (get_kb_item('SMTP/'+port+'/broken')) exit(0);
if(! get_port_state(port)) exit(0);

soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (! soc) exit(0);
banner = smtp_recv_banner(socket:soc);

cmds = make_list(
	"HELO", 
	"EHLO", 
	"MAIL FROM:", 
	"RCPT TO:", 
	"ETRN");
args = make_list(
	"test.example.org", 
	"test.example.org", 
	strcat("test@", get_host_name()),
	strcat("test@[", get_host_ip(), "]"),
	"test.example.org");
n = max_index(cmds);

for (i = 0; i < n; i ++)
{
  ##display("cmd> ", cmds[i], "\n");
  send(socket: soc, 
       data: string(cmds[i], " ", 
                    str_replace(string: args[i], 
                                find: "test", 
                                replace: crap(4095)),
                    "\r\n"));
  repeat
  {
    data = recv_line(socket: soc, length: 32768);
    ##display("data>  ", data);
  }
  until (data !~ '^[0-9][0-9][0-9]-');
  # A Postfix bug: it answers with two codes on an overflow
  repeat
  {
    data2 = recv_line(socket: soc, length: 32768, timeout: 1);
    ##if (data2) display("data2> ", data2);
  }
  until (data2 !~ '^[0-9][0-9][0-9]-');

  if (! data)
  {
    close(soc);
    soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
    if (! soc)
    {
      security_message(port);
      exit(0);
    }
    for (j = 0; j <= i; j ++)
    {
      send(socket: soc, data: string(cmds[i], " ", args[i], "r\n"));
      data = recv_line(socket: soc, length: 32768);
    }
  }
}

send(socket: soc, data: 'QUIT\r\n');
data = recv_line(socket: soc, length: 32768);
close(soc);

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28 Apr 2017 00:00Current
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