ABB IDAL FTP Server Buffer Overflow

XL-19-007 - ABB IDAL FTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
========================== XL-19-007 - ABB IDAL FTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Identifiers
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XL-19-007
CVE-2019-7231
ABBVU-IAMF-1902010


CVSS Score
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6.5 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)


Affected vendor
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ABB (new.abb.com)


Credit
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Eldar Marcussen - xen1thLabs - Software Labs


Vulnerability summary
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The IDAL FTP server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow where a large string is sent by an authenticated attacker that causes a buffer overflow. This overflow is handled, but terminates the process.


Technical details
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An authenticated attacker can send a FTP command string of 472 bytes or more to overflow a buffer causing an exception that terminates the server. An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of the hardcoded or default credential pair exor/exor to become an authenticated attacker.


Proof of concept
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```
perl -e 'print "USER exor PASS exor " . "A" x 472 . " ";' | nc targetip 22
```

Affected systems
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PB610 Panel Builder 600, order code: 1SAP500900R0101, versions 1.91 ... 2.8.0.367

Solution
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Apply the patches and instructions from vendor:
- ABB PB610 - https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch


Disclosure timeline
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04/02/2019 - Contacted ABB requesting disclosure coordination
05/02/2019 - Provided vulnerability details
05/06/2019 - Patch available
13/06/2019 - ABB Updated advisory to include this vulnerability
17/06/2019 - xen1thLabs public disclosure