CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
97.1%
The version of Firebird installed on the remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in its protocol handling routine. By sending a specially crafted ‘op_connect’ request, a remote, unauthenticated attacker can execute code on the affected host with SYSTEM privileges.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(25492);
script_version("1.17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-3181");
script_bugtraq_id(24436);
script_name(english:"Firebird DataBase Server fbserver.exe p_cnct_count Value Remote Overflow");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote database server allows execution of arbitrary code.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Firebird installed on the remote host is vulnerable to
a buffer overflow in its protocol handling routine. By sending a
specially crafted 'op_connect' request, a remote, unauthenticated
attacker can execute code on the affected host with SYSTEM privileges.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-11");
# http://web.archive.org/web/20070927071416/http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotes/Firebird-2.0.1-ReleaseNotes.pdf
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1cb912c4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Firebird 2.0.1 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/06/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/06/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:firebirdsql:firebird");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Databases");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("firebird_detect.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/gds_db");
exit(0);
}
include("byte_func.inc");
port = get_kb_item("Services/gds_db");
if (isnull(port))
exit(0);
if (!get_tcp_port_state(port))
exit(0);
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (!soc)
exit(0);
# Send a connection request.
path = string("/opt/firebird/", SCRIPT_NAME, ".gdb");
if (strlen(path) % 4 == 0) pad1 = "";
else pad1 = crap(data:raw_string(0x00), length:(4-(strlen(path)%4)));
me = this_host_name();
user = "nessus";
if ((strlen(me+user)+2) % 4 == 0) pad2 = "";
else pad2 = crap(data:raw_string(0x00), length:(4-((strlen(me+user)+2) % 4)));
req =
mkdword(1) + # p_operation (1 => connect)
mkdword(0x13) + # p_cnct_operation
mkdword(0x02) + # p_cnct_version
mkdword(0x24) + # p_cnct_client
mkdword(strlen(path)) + path + pad1 + # p_cnct_file
mkdword(13) + # p_cnct_count (number of supported protocols)
mkdword(strlen(user+me)+6) + # p_cnct_user_id
mkbyte(0x01) + # user
mkbyte(strlen(user)) + user + # user running isql
mkbyte(0x04) + # hostname
mkbyte(strlen(me)) + me + # my hostname
mkbyte(6) + mkbyte(0) + # password(?)
pad2 + # padding
crap(data:'A', length:4*5*12) + # 12 unsupported protocol
mkdword(8) + # protocol 13 (valid)
mkdword(1) +
mkdword(2) +
mkdword(3) +
mkdword(2) ;
send(socket:soc, data:req);
res = recv(socket:soc, length:2048);
close(soc);
# A patched version reject the valid protocol (protocol 13)
if (
# response is 16 chars long and...
strlen(res) == 16 &&
# has an 'accept' opcode and...
getdword(blob:res, pos:0) == 3 &&
(
# the full packet looks like what we'd get from running isql.
(
getdword(blob:res, pos:4) == 8 &&
getdword(blob:res, pos:8) == 1 &&
getdword(blob:res, pos:12) == 3
)
)
)
{
security_hole(port);
}