Apache HTDigest Realm Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:13537

Info

Apache HTDigest Realm Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13537
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1344
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 06 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:06PM
Credit: Vulnerability discovery credited to Luca Ercoli.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- IBM AIX 4.3.3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Redhat Linux 7.1
- Sun Solaris 7.0
 - Sun Solaris 2.6
 - SuSE Linux 7.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apache Apache 1.3.27
+ HP HP-UX (VVOS) 11.0 4
 + HP VirtualVault 4.6
+ HP VirtualVault 4.5
+ HP Webproxy 2.0
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7+
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.3
 + OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
 + Redhat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.19
Apache Apache 1.3.26
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
Apache Apache 1.3.25
Apache Apache 1.3.24
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.1
 + Oracle Oracle HTTP Server 9.2 .0
 + Oracle Oracle HTTP Server 9.0.1
+ Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.2
+ Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2 .2
 + Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2 .1s
 + Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Unisphere Networks SDX-300 2.0.3
Apache Apache 1.3.23
- IBM AIX 4.3
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
 + SuSE Linux 8.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
Apache Apache 1.3.22
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 Apache Apache 1.3.20
- HP HP-UX 11.22
- HP HP-UX 11.20
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.18
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.17
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.16
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.15
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.13 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.13
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.12 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.12 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.12
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
+ Sun Cobalt Control Station 4100CS
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
+ Sun Solaris 9_x86 Update 2
 + Sun Solaris 9_x86
 + Sun Solaris 9
 + Sun SunOS 5.9 _x86
 + Sun SunOS 5.9
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.3
Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
+ Debian Linux 2.3
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 5.0
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 4.0 g
 - Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 4.0 f
 + EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.5.1
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.0 4
 - HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 10.20
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
- HP VirtualVault 4.5
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.9
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.0
 - Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3.1
- SGI IRIX 6.5.9
- SGI IRIX 6.5.8
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
 - Sun Solaris 7.0
 + SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.2
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 7.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 6.4
Apache Apache 1.3.18
Apache Apache 1.3.17
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ SuSE Linux 7.1
Apache Apache 1.3.14
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
- MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.11
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.10
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.9
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.8
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.7
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.6
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.5
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.4
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.3
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.2
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5
Apache Apache 1.3.12
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Express Policy Manager Server
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Policy Manager Server
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + Sun Cobalt ManageRaQ v2 3599BD
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 4000WG
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR 3500R
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 3001R
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.0
Apache Apache 1.3.11
Apache Apache 1.3.9
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Express Policy Manager Server
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Policy Manager Server
+ Sun Solaris 8_x86
 + Sun Solaris 8_sparc
 + Sun SunOS 5.8 _x86
 + Sun SunOS 5.8
Apache Apache 1.3.6
+ Sun Cobalt ManageRaQ3 3000R-mr
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ3 3000R
+ Sun Cobalt Velociraptor
Apache Apache 1.3.4
+ BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
Apache Apache 1.3.3
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 Apache Apache 1.3.1
Apache Apache 1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apache HTDigest Realm Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the htdigest utility included with Apache. The vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking when copying user-supplied realm data into local buffers.

By supplying an overly long realm value to the command line options of htdigest, it is possible to trigger an overflow condition. This may cause memory to be corrupted with attacker-specified values.

This issue could be exploited by a remote attacker; potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary system commands within the context of the web server process.

Exploit / POC

Apache HTDigest Realm Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

"K sPecial" <[email protected]> provided the following proof of concept exploit (htdigest-realm-bof.c), an additional proof of concept (htexploit.c) was supplied by rod hedor:

Solution / Fix

Apache HTDigest Realm Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Ubuntu has released an advisory (USN-120-1) and fixes to address this and another issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Apple has release security advisory APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 addressing this and several other vulnerabilities. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

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Apache HTDigest Realm Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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