++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++WOBBLES+SECURITY+RESEARCH+TEAM+INCORPORATED+++++++++++++++++ ALERT! ALERT! INFORMATION LEAKAGE BUG IN SENDMAIL AND PINE!! ALERT! ALERT! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hello daar WOBBLES fan! WOBBLES security RESEARCH bring you friend new root vulnerability in Sendmail and PINE mail programs. Please don't blame WOBBLES bad english for this advisory, because WOBBLES not listen if you are jealous. WE all know that Theo de Raadt work for NSA covert agent and HIS email WOBBLES do not disclose because of bad hackers! Something WOBBLES have always wondered about is the different mail programs and why all the configuration files are so DIFFICULT. And WOBBLES security professionals FIND it very annoying. WOBBLES suggest people not to use all this funny PROGRAMS! HERE is problem. If someone are running Sendmail THIS program secretly adds his user name in every mail he sends! WOBBLES found this secret information is encoded in MAIL headers that can be detected by skilled hackers! Now your username can be stolen and used to guess your password AND TO GET root on your machine! Pine program is even worse, because is inserting secretly by default your whole real name and information to From: header of every YOUR mail! WOBBLES determines this INFORMATION is secretly taken from /etc/PASSWD file. EXPLOIT ******* WOBBLES have provided a full working POC (proof of concept) exploit for this problem so that you can BETTER understand it yourself!!! It requires that you edit the sourcecode to make it work though hehehe so it prevents some people from maliciously ABUSING it! Here are the exploit! ----------------------------cute here------------------------------------- #!/bin/sh /usr/bin/clear echo '[*] EXPLOIT FOR PINE [*]' echo '[*] written by WOBBLES [*]' echo '[*] ABUSE IT AND YOU LOSE IT! [*]' ls echo echo "NOW PLEASE MAIL YOUR VICTIM AT ADDRESS hackme@hackerz.com" echo "THAT YOU WANT HER OR HIS PHOTO, HEHE." whoami read x echo "NOW PLEASE WAIT FOR RE:" id read x echo "NOW YOU HAVE REAL NAME!" read x true echo "ENJOY WOBBLES EXPLOITZ!" ----------------------------now cut here---------------------------------