"Jason Rogers" info@narfindustries.com
Narf Industries (NRFIN)
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The first vulnerability in this CB is a Type 2 caused by an incorrect calculation of the buffer size in the romanNumeral function. By not allocating enough room for the romanNumeralString a buffer overflow can occur which overwrites the null-terminator of the character string. This will cause an out-of-bounds read of the adjacent memory address when strcat is called. If the out-of-bounds read is triggered when the flag value is in the adjacent memory chunk, the flag will be sent to the user. To cause the overflow the unsigned integer sent to romanNumeral must be such, that it creates a roman numeral that overflows the buffer.
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Heap-based Buffer Overflow Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read CWE-788: Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
Detecting the miscalculation will require understanding how the roman numeral string construction depends on the value passed to it. For example, the value 8 creates a larger string than the value 9.
The Roman numeral function is called when a list object with its 'type' set to 'roman' is rendered. A successful attack will require understanding how to create a valid document with a sufficient number of list elements to create a roman numeral string that is capable of overflowing the buffer.
The second vulnerability is a Type 1 that requires exploiting two different vulnerabilities. The first is a incorrect calculation of the buffer size that leads to a buffer overflow in the getObject function. When the getObject function is called the first time it allocates a heap-based buffer that is adjacent to the 'element' macro. Overflowing the buffer can overflow the 'body' field of the macro, which is a function pointer. This will permit controlling the value of the instruction pointer when the 'element' macro function is called.
The second part is in the list function where a custom list type is allowed. By providing a list type name that is greater than 3 characters, you can overwrite a stack-based buffer adjacent to the 'macros' variable that contains the list of macros that is passed to the 'element' macro. This will permit controlling the value of the ecx register with the 'element' macro is called.
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Stack-based Buffer Overflow Out-of-bounds Write Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write CWE-788: Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
The vulnerability only overwrites a function pointer the first time getObject is called. So this requires understanding the alignment of the allocated buffer in memory.
The 'getObject' function must complete and produce a valid document Object to be rendered later. This will require understanding how to submit the payload in a object tag that still creates a valid renderable object.
The 'list' function is called when a list object is rendered. In this case the 'list' object must include a custom type long enough to overflow the buffer. So a valid document with a list containing a custom type long enough to cause the buffer overflow must be written in the markup language.
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