distcc - Privilege Escalation

ID: privesc-distcc

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: code,linux,distcc,privesc,local

Description

distcc is a distributed compilation tool for C, C++, and Objective-C. It allows a user to distribute compilation of these languages across several machines on a network, which can significantly speed up the compilation process for large projects.

YAML Source

id: privesc-distcc

info:
  name: distcc - Privilege Escalation
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: |
    distcc is a distributed compilation tool for C, C++, and Objective-C. It allows a user to distribute compilation of these languages across several machines on a network, which can significantly speed up the compilation process for large projects.
  reference:
    - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/distcc/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
  tags: code,linux,distcc,privesc,local

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      whoami

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      distcc whoami

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      sudo distcc whoami

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: code_1_response
        words:
          - "root"
        negative: true

      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(code_2_response, "root")'
          - 'contains(code_3_response, "root")'
        condition: or
# digest: 4a0a00473045022004f0afdc5b3c9342ef019e876690b300199e5c87468b6413ba0064f5ca48ac3a022100cc404e6e81d1d96c0ea0c88e4121731b7f5a1f57bcf2c5820c1855e12c3867d9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "code/privilege-escalation/linux/binary/privesc-distcc.yaml"

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