Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 11278

This page contains detailed information about the Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 11278
Name: Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Filename: quicktime_admin.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2003-02-23
This Plugin Published: 2003-02-28
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-11
Plugin Version: 1.38
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: CGI abuses
Dependencies: find_service1.nasl, http_version.nasl, no404.nasl
Excluded KB Items [?]: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2003-02-23
Patch Published: N/A
CVE [?]: CVE-2003-0050, CVE-2003-0051, CVE-2003-0052, CVE-2003-0053, CVE-2003-0054, CVE-2003-0055, CVE-2003-1414
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:apple:quicktime

Synopsis

The remote server is vulnerable to several flaws.

Description

The remote host is running Apple QuickTime Streaming Server.

There are multiple flaws in this version :

* Remote code execution vulnerability (by default with root privileges) * 2 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities * Path Disclosure vulnerability * Arbitrary Directory listing vulnerability * Buffer overflow in MP3 broadcasting module

Solution

Install patches from Apple or disable access to this service.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 1220
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/unix/webapp/qtss_parse_xml_exec
[QuickTime Streaming Server parse_xml.cgi Remote Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/cgi/webapps/16891.rb
[EDB-16891: QuickTime Streaming Server - 'parse_xml.cgi' Remote Execution (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.2 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.2 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# Original plugin was written by Michael Scheidell
#
# http://web.archive.org/web/20050406013934/http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a022403-1.txt

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(11278);
  script_version("1.38");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2003-0050",
    "CVE-2003-0051",
    "CVE-2003-0052",
    "CVE-2003-0053",
    "CVE-2003-0054",
    "CVE-2003-0055",
    "CVE-2003-1414"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    6954,
    6955,
    6956,
    6957,
    6958,
    6960,
    6990
  );

  script_name(english:"Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote server is vulnerable to several flaws.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running Apple QuickTime Streaming Server.

There are multiple flaws in this version :

* Remote code execution vulnerability (by default with root privileges)
* 2 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities
* Path Disclosure vulnerability
* Arbitrary Directory listing vulnerability 
* Buffer overflow in MP3 broadcasting module");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a022403-1.txt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Install patches from Apple or disable access to this service.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'QuickTime Streaming Server parse_xml.cgi Remote Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(22);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/02/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2003/02/28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:quicktime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl", "no404.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 1220);

  exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


if ( thorough_tests )
{
 extra_list = make_list ("/AdminHTML");
}
else
  extra_list = NULL;

http_check_remote_code (
			default_port:1220,
			extra_dirs: extra_list,
			check_request:"/parse_xml.cgi?action=login&filename=frameset.html|id%00|",
			check_result:"uid=[0-9]+.*gid=[0-9]+.*",
			command:"id",
			xss: 1
			);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/quicktime_admin.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\quicktime_admin.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/quicktime_admin.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select CGI abuses plugin family.
On the right side table select Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities plugin ID 11278.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl quicktime_admin.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a quicktime_admin.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - quicktime_admin.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state quicktime_admin.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

6954, 6955, 6956, 6957, 6958, 6960, 6990

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-22 (Weakness) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file quicktime_admin.nasl version 1.38. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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