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Category: debug/info output
Group: wrong behaviour
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Daniel Stenberg (bagder)
Summary: cURL/libcURL Kerberos Authentication Buffer Overflow Vuln.

Initial Comment:
Multiple Unix/Linux Vendor cURL/libcURL Kerberos
Authentication Buffer
Overflow Vulnerability

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.21.05:
www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=203&type=vulnerabilities
February 21, 2005

I. BACKGROUND

cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with
URL syntax,
supporting FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, GOPHER, TELNET,
DICT, FILE and LDAP.
More information about cURL and libcURL is available from:

    http://curl.haxx.se/

II. DESCRIPTION

Remote exploitation of a stack-based buffer overflow in
various Unix /
Linux vendors' implementation of cURL could allow for
arbitrary code
execution on the targeted host.

An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow condition
exists when using
Kerberos authentication. The problem specifically
exists within the
functions Curl_krb_kauth() and krb4_auth() defined in
lib/krb4.c.
Within these functions a statically allocated
stack-based buffer of size
1250, from struct KTEXT_ST.dat, is passed to the
Curl_base64_decode()
routine defined in lib/base64.c as can be seen here:

    len = Curl_base64_decode(p, (char *)adat.dat);
    tmp = Curl_base64_decode(p, (char *)tkt.dat);

The Curl_base64_decode() routine relies on the calling
function to
validate the decoded length. This function base64
decodes and copies
data directly from the HTTP reply of a server to the
destination buffer,
in this case buffer[]. An attacker can construct a long
base64 encoded
malicious payload that upon decoding will overflow the
static buffer and
overwrite the saved EIP. This in turn can lead to
arbitrary code
execution.

III. ANALYSIS

Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to
execute arbitrary
code
under the privileges of the target user. Exploitation
requires that an
attacker either coerce or force a target to connect to
a malicious
server using Kerberos authentication.

IV. DETECTION

iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this
vulnerability in cURL
version 7.12.1. It is suspected that prior versions are
affected as
well.
Any application built using a vulnerable version
libcURL will also be
affected.

V. WORKAROUND

Recompile cURL without Kerberos support if it is not
needed.

VI. VENDOR RESPONSE

No vendor response received.

VII. CVE INFORMATION

A Mitre Corp. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
(CVE) number has not
been assigned yet.

VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

12/23/2004 Initial vendor notification - No response
02/10/2005 Secondary vendor notification - No response
02/21/2005 Public disclosure

IX. CREDIT

infamous41md[at]hotpop.com is credited with this discovery.

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X. LEGAL NOTICES

Copyright (c) 2005 iDEFENSE, Inc.

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Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed
to be accurate
at the time of publishing based on currently available
information. Use
of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an
AS IS condition.
There are no warranties with regard to this
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