Remote buffer overflow in Apache mod_ssl when reverse proxying SSL

From: Jérôme (jerome.athias_at_caramail.com)
Date: 09/11/04

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    http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30134

    Summary: Segmentation fault in char_buffer_read when reverse proxying SSL (Version 2.0.50)
    Reporter: lxhankins002 at fastmail.fm (M. "Alex" Hankins)
     
    Overview Description:
     
    Intermittent segmentation faults occur in char_buffer_read at
    ssl_engine_io.c:348 when using a RewriteRule to do reverse proxying to an SSL
    origin server running IIS.
     
        Steps to Reproduce:
     
    1) Set up an IIS server using SSL and running eRoom 6.
     
    2) Add the following directives to httpd.conf:
     
    Listen 47290
    SSLProxyEngine on
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule /(.*) https://some.eroom6.iis.server.com/$1 [P]
     
    3) Visit a URL similar to the following:
     
    http://reverse.proxy.com:47290/eRoomASP/CookieTest.asp?facility=facility&URL=%2FeRoom%2FFacility%2FRoom%2F0_4242
     
    If that doesn't cause the segfault, click around for a while.
     
    (Yes, reverse proxying from non-SSL to SSL is not a good idea, but it keeps the
    example simpler.)
     
        Actual Results:
     
    Segmentation fault in error_log:
    [Thu Jul 15 19:38:36 2004] [notice] child pid 42 exit signal Segmentation fault
    (11), possible coredump in /usr/local/httpd-2.0.50
     
        Build Date & Platform:
     
    2004-07-14 build on SunOS 5.8 SUNW,UltraAX-i2
     
        Additional Information:
     
    Here is a stack trace from gdb:
     
    #0 0xfef5060c in memcpy ()
       from /usr/platform/SUNW,UltraAX-i2/lib/libc_psr.so.1
    #1 0xfeafef54 in char_buffer_read (buffer=0x1649ac,
        in=0x2000 <Address 0x2000 out of bounds>, inl=8192) at ssl_engine_io.c:348
    #2 0xfeaff388 in ssl_io_input_read (inctx=0x164990,
        buf=0x1649b8 "Content-Length: 121\r\nCort/Martonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Length:
    121\r\nCent-Length: 121\r\nCmeport/Martonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Length:
    121\r\nCmeport/Martonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Length:
    121\r\nCrtonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Le"..., len=0xffbea8cc) at ssl_engine_io.c:561
    #3 0xfeaff624 in ssl_io_input_getline (inctx=0x164990,
        buf=0x1649b8 "Content-Length: 121\r\nCort/Martonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Length:
    121\r\nCent-Length: 121\r\nCmeport/Martonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Length:
    121\r\nCmeport/Martonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Length:
    121\r\nCrtonia/0_2615\r\nContent-Le"..., len=0xffbea944) at ssl_engine_io.c:712
    #4 0xfeb00118 in ssl_io_filter_input (f=0x1669c0, bb=0x158f98,
        mode=4290685252, block=APR_BLOCK_READ, readbytes=0) at ssl_engine_io.c:1226
    #5 0x42978 in ap_get_brigade (next=0x1669c0, bb=0x158f98,
        mode=AP_MODE_GETLINE, block=APR_BLOCK_READ, readbytes=0)
        at util_filter.c:474
    #6 0x4aab4 in net_time_filter (f=0x158e20, b=0x158f98, mode=AP_MODE_GETLINE,
        block=APR_BLOCK_READ, readbytes=0) at core.c:3600
    #7 0x42978 in ap_get_brigade (next=0x158e20, bb=0x158f98,
        mode=AP_MODE_GETLINE, block=APR_BLOCK_READ, readbytes=0)
        at util_filter.c:474
    #8 0x43e0c in ap_rgetline_core (s=0xffbeab94, n=8192, read=0xffbeab90,
        r=0x1671b8, fold=1, bb=0x158f98) at protocol.c:214
    #9 0x441a4 in ap_getline (s=0xffbeccd8 "Content-Length", n=8192, r=0x1671b8,
        fold=1) at protocol.c:478
    #10 0xfe8552d4 in ap_proxy_read_headers (r=0x1821d0, rr=0x1671b8,
        buffer=0xffbeccd8 "Content-Length", size=8192, c=0x1671b8)
        at proxy_util.c:457
    #11 0xfe833014 in ap_proxy_http_process_response (p=0x157960, r=0x1821d0,
        p_conn=0x157ee8, origin=0x158168, backend=0x157f00, conf=0xf0268,
        bb=0x157e98, server_portstr=0xffbeed68 ":47290") at proxy_http.c:755
    #12 0xfe833ba4 in ap_proxy_http_handler (r=0x1821d0, conf=0xf0268,
        url=0x158038
    "/eRoomASP/CookieTest.asp?facility=memeport&URL=%2FeRoom%2Fmemeport%2FMartonia%2F0_2615",
    proxyname=0x0, proxyport=60776) at proxy_http.c:1121
    #13 0xfe85435c in proxy_run_scheme_handler (r=0x1821d0, conf=0xf0268,
        url=0x1839ce
    "https://eroomhost.aaa.bbb.com/eRoomASP/CookieTest.asp?facility=memeport&URL=%2FeRoom%2Fmemeport%2FMartonia%2F0_2615",
    proxyhost=0x0,
        proxyport=0) at mod_proxy.c:1113
    #14 0xfe852ed8 in proxy_handler (r=0x1821d0) at mod_proxy.c:418
    #15 0x359a8 in ap_run_handler (r=0x1821d0) at config.c:151
    #16 0x35fa4 in ap_invoke_handler (r=0x1821d0) at config.c:358
    #17 0x32c44 in ap_process_request (r=0x1821d0) at http_request.c:246
    #18 0x2df14 in ap_process_http_connection (c=0x157a70) at http_core.c:250
    #19 0x40090 in ap_run_process_connection (c=0x157a70) at connection.c:42
    #20 0x403a4 in ap_process_connection (c=0x157a70, csd=0x157998)
        at connection.c:175
    #21 0x3422c in child_main (child_num_arg=5) at prefork.c:609
    #22 0x343ac in make_child (s=0x8edb0, slot=5) at prefork.c:703
    #23 0x345fc in perform_idle_server_maintenance (p=0x8c690) at prefork.c:838
    #24 0x34a34 in ap_mpm_run (_pconf=0x0, plog=0x63400, s=0x83000)
        at prefork.c:1039
    #25 0x3ad44 in main (argc=3, argv=0xffbef4ac) at main.c:617

    Solution: A fix is available via CVS at:

    http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_io.c?r1=1.125&r2=1.126

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