Format string on HTTP method name

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: http_method_format_string.nasl 8023 2017-12-07 08:36:26Z teissa $
# Description: Format string on HTTP method name
#
# 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 web server seems to be vulnerable to a format string attack
on the method name.
An attacker might use this flaw to make it crash or even execute 
arbitrary code on this host.";

tag_solution = "upgrade your software or contact your vendor and inform him
           of this vulnerability";

if(description)
{
  script_id(11801);
  script_version("$Revision: 8023 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-07 09:36:26 +0100 (Thu, 07 Dec 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 
  name = "Format string on HTTP method name";
 script_name(name);
 

 
 script_category(ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul"); 
 
 script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi");
 family = "Gain a shell remotely";

 script_family(family);
 script_dependencies("find_service.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
 exit(0);
}

#
include("http_func.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);


if (! get_port_state(port)) exit(0);
if (http_is_dead(port: port)) exit(0);

req = http_get(item: strcat("/openvas", rand_str(), ".html"), port: port);

soc = http_open_socket(port);
if (! soc) exit(0);
send(socket: soc, data: req);
r = http_recv(socket: soc);
http_close_socket(soc);

flag = 0; flag2 = 0;
if (egrep(pattern:"[0-9a-fA-F]{8}", string: r))
{
  flag = 1;
  debug_print('Normal answer:\n', r);
}

soc = http_open_socket(port);
if (! soc) exit(0);

foreach bad (make_list("%08x", "%s", "%#0123456x%08x%x%s%p%n%d%o%u%c%h%l%q%j%z%Z%t%i%e%g%f%a%C%S%08x%%#0123456x%%x%%s%%p%%n%%d%%o%%u%%c%%h%%l%%q%%j%%z%%Z%%t%%i%%e%%g%%f%%a%%C%%S%%08x"))
{
  req2 = ereg_replace(string: req, pattern: "^GET", replace: bad);
  send(socket: soc, data: req2);
  r = http_recv(socket: soc);
  http_close_socket(soc);
  if (egrep(pattern:"[0-9a-fA-F]{8}", string: r))
  {
    debug_print('Format string:\n', r);
    flag2 ++;
  }
  soc = http_open_socket(port);
  if (! soc)
  {
    security_message(port);
    exit(0);
  }
}

http_close_socket(soc);

if (http_is_dead(port: port))
{
  security_message(port);
  exit(0);
}

if (flag2 && ! flag) security_message(port);