rapidstream.vpn.txt

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Date: 8-14-00  
Time: 12:40p PST  
  
  
OVERVIEW  
RapidStream has hard-coded the 'rsadmin' account into the sshd binary in the  
appliance OS. The account has been given a 'null' password in  
which password assignment and authentication was expected to be handled by the  
RapidStream software itself. The vendor failed to realize that arbitrary  
commands could be appended to the ssh string when connecting to the SSH server  
on the remote vpn. This in effect could lead to many things, including the  
ability to spawn a remote root shell on the vpn.  
  
e.g. [root@attacker]# ssh -l rsadmin <ip of vpn> "/bin/sh -i;"  
e.g. [root@attacker]# ssh -l rsadmin <ip of vpn> "vi /etc/shadow"  
  
  
SYSTEMS AFFECTED  
I have not yet tested this with other VPN appliances that have installed SSH  
as their choice for remote access.  
  
1. RapidStream 8000 Family  
2. RapidStream 6000 Family  
3. RapidStream 4000 Family  
4. RapidStream 2000 Family  
  
  
IMPACT  
1. Attacker can use VPN to ftp, and even install and run packet sniffers on the  
VPN which will allow him to sniff all traffic coming in and out of the VPN.  
Due to the fact that the administrator is not aware of the ability to spawn  
root shells, the intruder can go completely undetected.  
  
2. Immediate remote root access to VPN  
  
3. Can download /etc/shadow file to crack accounts including root. This will give  
the attacker the default password for all root accounts for all deployed  
RapidStream products.  
  
SOLUTION  
RapidStream has been contacted and is working on a new revision in which SSHD  
comes uninstalled. For those that do not wish to wait can put the VPN appliance  
behind a firewall where port 22 has been closed. An alternative is to use the  
vulnerability to ssh into the vpn and turn off SSHD yourself.  
  
SHOUTS  
#RootHat, Lamagra, Safety, BillyBobCat Pennington, Faisal, Mega, Lockdown, King  
Art"hur" and all the gang! "TIMMMY!, LIVIN A LIE!"  
Also mad shouts out to muh fiance! "Mahal Kita!"  
  
"Shouts to the fellow herd of the evil cow people, cow go moo!"  
moo?  
  
  
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Loki [LoA]  
[email protected]  
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PGP Key fingerprint = 67 1D 12 BE 61 D6 63 B2 6A 8C F8 A1 80 88 1B 4  
[[email protected]]# ./crack /etc/passwd > passwd.cr  
[[email protected]]# su - root  
[[email protected]]#  
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