Bugtraq: Re: /cgi-bin/handler - more notes

[mouse () RODENTS MONTREAL QC CA (der Mouse)]

> I have had reports that my exploit for SGI's /cgi-bin/handler does
> not work on IRIX 6.3 (on O2).  I analyzed the code provided with IRIX
> 6.3 and they tried to fix it, but they actually DID NOT.
> telnet target.machine.com 80
> GET /cgi-bin/handler/whatever;cat       /etc/passwd|    ?data=Download
> HTTP/1.0
> [...To fix this right...]
> All "open" commands should check if the their argument is really a
> filename.  You could use:
> -f $doc && open (INPUT, $doc)
If you have untrusted local users who can install their own cgi-bin
stuff (I know of at least one large site that is in this situation),
this isn't enough.  /cgi-bin/handler/whatever;cat\t/etc/passwd\|\t may
well exist, and open() will _still_ take it as a pipe.

> So far, IRIX versions 5.3, 6.2, and now 6.3 are vulnerable.
> Anyone on IRIX 6.4? :) (What does it run on BTW?)
I know of one site with an Octane that runs 6.4.  I'd try this, but
that site runs exactly one web server, and it ain't SGI's.  I could
turn on the web server on the Octane, I suppose, but I'm hesitant to
mess with it....

                                        der Mouse

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