[UNIX] ChangePassword Unsafe Command Execution (make)

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Date: 12/22/04

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      ChangePassword Unsafe Command Execution (make)
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    SUMMARY

    " <http://changepassword.sourceforge.net/> ChangePassword modifies the
    passwords of passwd, Samba, and Squid through the Web. All passwords are
    synchronized and changed in real time through browsers like Mozilla,
    Netscape, IE, Opera, and others."

    If changepassword.cgi is installed on a multiuser computer, any user with
    an account on the computer can seize control of the computer.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * ChangePassword version 0.8 and prior

    A malicious user can read and modify every user's files, watch all
    programs running, etc.
    (The attack doesn't work on Linux systems where /bin/sh drops setuid, but
    changepassword.cgi itself doesn't work on those systems).

    Here's the bug: Line 317 of changepassword.c, without cleaning its
    environment in any way, calls:
    system("cd /var/yp && make &> /dev/null");
    The Makefile sets changepassword.cgi to be setuid root (mode 4755). A user
    can set $PATH to point to his own make program, set $CONTENT_LENGTH to
    512, set $REQUEST_METHOD to POST, and call the script with the following
    parameters:
    form_user=u&form_pw=p&form_new1=x&form_new2=x&

    Where 'u' is his username and 'p' is his password. The user's program
    named 'make' then runs with root privileges.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:tambarus@hotmail.com> Anand
    Khare.

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