Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492) - Nessus

Critical   Plugin ID: 57442

This page contains detailed information about the Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

Plugin Overview


ID: 57442
Name: Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492)
Filename: fedora_2011-17492.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2012-01-06
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-11
Plugin Version: 1.14
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information


Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: N/A
Patch Published: 2011-12-27
CVE [?]: CVE-2011-4862
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:krb5-appl
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This update incorporates the upstream patch to fix a buffer overflow in the Kerberos-aware telnet server.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected krb5-appl package.

Public Exploits


Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub, ExploitHub, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492) vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/linux/telnet/telnet_encrypt_keyid
    [Linux BSD-derived Telnet Service Encryption Key ID Buffer Overflow]
  2. Metasploit: exploit/freebsd/telnet/telnet_encrypt_keyid
    [FreeBSD Telnet Service Encryption Key ID Buffer Overflow]
  3. Metasploit: auxiliary/scanner/telnet/telnet_encrypt_overflow
    [Telnet Service Encryption Key ID Overflow Detection]
  4. Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/remote/18368.rb
    [EDB-18368: Linux BSD-derived Telnet Service Encryption Key ID - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)]
  5. Exploit-DB: exploits/bsd/remote/18369.rb
    [EDB-18369: FreeBSD - Telnet Service Encryption Key ID Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)]
  6. GitHub: https://github.com/Snoopy-Sec/Localroot-ALL-CVE
    [CVE-2011-4862]
  7. GitHub: https://github.com/anoaghost/Localroot_Compile
    [CVE-2011-4862]
  8. GitHub: https://github.com/hdbreaker/GO-CVE-2011-4862
    [CVE-2011-4862: Go Exploit for CVE-2011-4862]
  9. GitHub: https://github.com/kpawar2410/CVE-2011-4862
    [CVE-2011-4862: Final Project for Security and Privacy CS 600.443]
  10. GitHub: https://github.com/lol-fi/cve-2011-4862
    [CVE-2011-4862]
  11. ExploitHub: EH-11-760

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:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:10.0
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:7.8 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:7.8 (High)

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Plugin Source


This is the fedora_2011-17492.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2011-17492.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(57442);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-4862");
  script_bugtraq_id(51182);
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2011-17492");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update incorporates the upstream patch to fix a buffer overflow
in the Kerberos-aware telnet server.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770325"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071627.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e3c12db6"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected krb5-appl package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploithub_sku", value:"EH-11-760");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_exploithub", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Linux BSD-derived Telnet Service Encryption Key ID Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:krb5-appl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/12/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/01/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^15([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 15.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC15", reference:"krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "krb5-appl");
}

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

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/fedora_2011-17492.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\fedora_2011-17492.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/fedora_2011-17492.nasl

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How to Run


Here is how to run the Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select Fedora Local Security Checks plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Fedora 15 : krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 (2011-17492) plugin ID 57442.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. 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 fedora_2011-17492.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a fedora_2011-17492.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - fedora_2011-17492.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 fedora_2011-17492.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References


BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID: Fedora Security Update: See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 57405 - CentOS 4 / 5 : krb5 (CESA-2011:1851)
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  • 79271 - Cisco Email Security Appliance Telnet Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-20120126-ironport)
  • 79272 - Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Telnet Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-20120126-ironport)
  • 79273 - Cisco Web Security Appliance Telnet Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-20120126-ironport)
  • 57512 - Debian DSA-2372-1 : heimdal - buffer overflow
  • 57513 - Debian DSA-2373-1 : inetutils - buffer overflow
  • 57515 - Debian DSA-2375-1 : krb5, krb5-appl - buffer overflow
  • 57443 - Fedora 16 : krb5-appl-1.0.2-2.fc16 (2011-17493)
  • 57403 - FreeBSD : krb5-appl -- telnetd code execution vulnerability (4ddc78dc-300a-11e1-a2aa-0016ce01e285)
  • 57656 - GLSA-201201-14 : MIT Kerberos 5 Applications: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • 58101 - GLSA-201202-05 : Heimdal: Arbitrary code execution
  • 57412 - Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5-appl (MDVSA-2011:195)
  • 74578 - openSUSE Security Update : krb5-appl (openSUSE-2012-17)
  • 68412 - Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : krb5 (ELSA-2011-1851)
  • 68413 - Oracle Linux 6 : krb5-appl (ELSA-2011-1852)
  • 79475 - OracleVM 2.2 : krb5 (OVMSA-2011-0015)
  • 57408 - RHEL 4 / 5 : krb5 (RHSA-2011:1851)
  • 57409 - RHEL 6 : krb5-appl (RHSA-2011:1852)
  • 64017 - RHEL 5 : krb5 (RHSA-2011:1853)
  • 64018 - RHEL 6 : krb5-appl (RHSA-2011:1854)
  • 61213 - Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5-appl on SL6.x i386/x86_64
  • 61214 - Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
  • 80781 - Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : telnet (cve_2011_4862_buffer_overflow)
  • 75564 - openSUSE Security Update : krb5-appl (openSUSE-SU-2012:0019-1)
  • 75886 - openSUSE Security Update : krb5-appl (openSUSE-SU-2012:0019-1)
  • 57430 - SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Kerberos 5 (SAT Patch Number 5594)
  • 57431 - SuSE 10 Security Update : Kerberos 5 (ZYPP Patch Number 7899)
  • 57462 - FreeBSD 'telnetd' Daemon Remote Buffer Overflow
  • 58535 - VMSA-2012-0006 : VMware Workstation, ESXi, and ESX address several security issues
  • 89107 - VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0006) (remote check)
  • 68477 - Oracle Linux 5 : krb5 (ELSA-2012-0306)

Version


This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file fedora_2011-17492.nasl version 1.14. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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