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CVE-2017-8779 exploit on open rpcbind port could lead to remote DoS

Medium
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Endless Group
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Official summary from Endless Group

An open port that was not discovered during our regular scan would have allowed users to abuse rpcbind and perform certain remote commands including excessive usage of system resources.

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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
## Summary: An open rpcbind port on https://da.theendlessweb.com allows for possible exploitation by an existing Metasploit module. This could lead to large and unfreed memory allocations for XDR strings. ## Description: Port scanning on 149.56.38.19 which is the IP of https://da.theendlessweb.com shows open port 111 which runs 'rpcbind'. By using the auxiliary module auxiliary/dos/rpc/rpcbomb in Metasploit, it is possible to exploit the port and cause large memory allocations for XDR strings. Excessive memory allocations could exhaust the systems memory leading to a Denial of Service. As can be seen in the following screenshot: (please note that I did not expect the module to work therefore I continued the test, I am aware that causing a DoS is a serious offense and do not intend to do any damage) F711567 The exploit was completed successfully. I did not continue any further out of fear of unintended damage to the site. ## Steps To Reproduce: 1. Open the Metasploit framework and type 'use auxiliary/dos/rpc/rpcbomb' 2. set RHOSTS to 149.56.38.19 and RPORT to 111 3. Type 'exploit' ## Supporting Material/References: Some reference sites: https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/dos/rpc/rpcbomb https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3025811 ##Solution/ Mitigation Close or filter port 111 ## Impact An attacker could use this vulnerability to trigger large unfreed memory allocations on the system leading to a remote Denial of Service.

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State

Closed

Substate

Resolved

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Weakness

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption