# # This script was written by Renaud Deraison # # See the Nessus Scripts License for details # if(description) { script_id(10292); script_version ("$Revision$"); script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0005"); script_bugtraq_id(130); name["english"] = "uw-imap buffer overflow"; name["francais"] = "Dépassement de buffer dans uw-imap"; script_name(english:name["english"], francais:name["francais"]); desc["english"] = "A buffer overflow in uw-imap allows a remote user to become root easily. The overflow occurs when the user issues a too long argument in the AUTHENTICATE command. Risk factor : High Solution : Upgrade your uw-imap server to the newest version."; desc["francais"] = "Un dépassement de buffer dans uw-imap permet à un utilisateur distant de devenir root facilement. Le dépassement survient lorsque l'utilisateur donne un argument trop long à la commande AUTHENTICATE. Facteur de risque : Elevé Solution : Mettez à jour votre serveur uw-imap."; script_description(english:desc["english"], francais:desc["francais"]); summary["english"] = "uw-imap buffer overflow"; summary["francais"] = "Dépassement de buffer dans uw-imap"; script_summary(english:summary["english"], francais:summary["francais"]); script_category(ACT_MIXED_ATTACK); # mixed script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison", francais:"Ce script est Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison"); family["english"] = "Gain root remotely"; family["francais"] = "Passer root à distance"; script_family(english:family["english"], francais:family["francais"]); script_dependencie("find_service.nes", "imap_overflow.nasl"); script_exclude_keys("imap/false_imap"); script_require_ports("Services/imap", 143); exit(0); } # # The script code starts here # port = get_kb_item("Services/imap"); if(!port)port = 143; if(safe_checks()) { banner = get_kb_item(string("imap/banner/", port)); if(!banner) { if(get_port_state(port)) { soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(!soc)exit(0); banner = recv_line(socket:soc, length:4096); close(soc); } } if(banner) { if((ereg(pattern:"OK .* IMAP v.* server ready", string:banner))|| (ereg(pattern:"OK .* IMAP2bis .*", string:banner))) { alrt = " If the remote IMAP server is uw-imap, make sure that you are running the latest version, as older versions are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the AUTHENTICATE command. *** Nessus reports this vulnerability using only *** information that was gathered. Use caution *** when testing without safe checks enabled. Solution : Upgrade Risk factor : High"; security_warning(port:port,data:alrt); } } exit(0); } if(get_port_state(port)) { data = string("* AUTHENTICATE {4096}\r\n", crap(4096), "\r\n"); soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(soc > 0) { buf = recv_line(socket:soc, length:1024); if(!strlen(buf)) { close(soc); exit(0); } send(socket:soc, data:data); buf = recv_line(socket:soc, length:1024); if(!strlen(buf)){ security_hole(port); set_kb_item(name:"imap/overflow", value:TRUE); } close(soc); } }