ezmlm-idx Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:2053

Info

ezmlm-idx Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2053
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 05 1980 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 05 1980 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was first announced by vort-fu <[email protected]> on December 5, 2000.
Vulnerable: Fred Lindberg ezmlm-idx 0.40
- Debian Linux 2.3
- Debian Linux 2.3
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- SuSE Linux 7.0
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ezmlm-idx Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

ezmlm-idx is a mailing list manager addon to ezmlm, designed to allow archival, digesting, and remote administration. The package is specifically designed for use with the qmail MTA, and is written by Fred Lindberg and Fred B. Ringel. A problem exists which could allow a user to arbitrarily execute code.

The problem occurs in the ezmlm-cgi portion of the package. The recommended installation of ezmlm-cgi is as suid root, although this is deviated from frequently. After installing the program setuid to a user other than root, the program, when launched, will attempted to read it's configuration file from the current working directory, vice the default /etc/ezmlm/ directory. This makes it possible for a malicious user to arbitrarily execute commands with the privileges inherited by ezmlm-cgi.

Exploit / POC

ezmlm-idx Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

See discussion.

Solution / Fix

ezmlm-idx Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The recommended installation encourages installation of the program SUID root. A temporary work around is either changing the program to setuid root, or disabling it altogether.

The following patches are available:


Fred Lindberg ezmlm-idx 0.40
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