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RLSA_02-2006.txt

RLSA_02-2006.txt
Posted Sep 26, 2006
Authored by rfdslabs | Site rfdslabs.com.br

rfdslabs security advisory: RLSA_02-2006 - OSU httpd for OpenVMS suffers from full path and directory content disclosure.

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RLSA_02-2006.txt

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         *** rfdslabs security advisory ***

Title: [RLSA_02-2006] OSU httpd for OpenVMS path and directory
disclosure - is this a bug or a feature?
Versions: OSU/3.11alhpa, OSU/3.10a (probably others)
Vendor: David Jones, Ohio State University
(http://www.ecr6.ohio-state.edu/www/doc/serverinfo.html)
Date: 18 May 2006

Authors: Julio Cesar Fort <julio *NO_SPAM* rfdslabs com br>
Iruata Souza, the VMS freak <iru.muzgo *NO_SPAM* gmail com>

September 18th: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MUZGO! :D

1. Introduction

OSU is a http server for Compaq/HP (rest in peace, DEC) OpenVMS
operating system. It supports a wide variety of TCP stacks for VMS like
UCX, MultiNet, among others. Besides this OSU supports CGI (written in
DCL), SSI and many others.

2. Details

2.1 - Path disclosure (tested on OSU 3.11)

This one is pretty simple. If one requests a non-existant file to
the server it simply returns like this:

Error:
File /staff$disk/www_server/home/NONEXISTANT (/NONEXISTANT) could
not be opened VMS especification:
staff$disk:[www_server.home]NONEXISTANT index.url present

Exposing path information that, in our opinion, should not be exposed.


2.2 - Directory and file disclosure

This occurs by the faulty handling of wildcards (VMS '*' char) on
URL specifications as in:

http://muzgo.is.a.freak.foo.bar/a*/

Which leads to the content of the first directory starting with the
letter 'a' being shown
and totally browsable. Sometimes there might be hidden or useful
information:

----------------------------
| Files |
| |
| ACRAPPY.DOC{stat error} |
| APROGRAM.EXE{stat error} |
| AN.OBJ{stat error} |
| PR0N.XXX{stat error} |
----------------------------

Just a single click and you can view the content or download the
exposed files. A smart attacker (not brazilian kiddies, of course) could
create a very simple script to perform brute-force attack to guess
directory names and access them directly.


3. Solution

Nothing yet.


4. Timeline

Apr 2006: Vulnerability detected;
18 May 2006: Advisory written;
09 Jun 2006: Vendor contacted;
09 Jul 2006: No response from vendor;
18 Sep 2006: Advisory released.

Thanks to barrossecurity.com, gotfault.net brothers, risesecurity.org,
Lucien Rocha, Victor Galante, and friends everywhere.
Iruata Souza also would like to thank Diego Casati.

www.rfdslabs.com.br - computers, sex, human mind, music and more.
Recife, PE, Brazil

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staff @ rfdslabs
Recife, PE, Brazil
www.rfdslabs.com.br - computers, sex, human mind, music and more.

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