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+/*
+
+auth-rhosts.c
+
+Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
+
+Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
+                   All rights reserved
+
+Created: Fri Mar 17 05:12:18 1995 ylo
+
+Rhosts authentication.  This file contains code to check whether to admit
+the login based on rhosts authentication.  This file also processes
+/etc/hosts.equiv.
+
+*/
+
+#include "includes.h"
+RCSID("$Id: auth-rhosts.c,v 1.1 1999/10/27 03:42:43 damien Exp $");
+
+#include "packet.h"
+#include "ssh.h"
+#include "xmalloc.h"
+#include "uidswap.h"
+
+/* This function processes an rhosts-style file (.rhosts, .shosts, or
+   /etc/hosts.equiv).  This returns true if authentication can be granted
+   based on the file, and returns zero otherwise. */
+
+int check_rhosts_file(const char *filename, const char *hostname,
+		      const char *ipaddr, const char *client_user,
+		      const char *server_user)
+{
+  FILE *f;
+  char buf[1024]; /* Must not be larger than host, user, dummy below. */
+  
+  /* Open the .rhosts file. */
+  f = fopen(filename, "r");
+  if (!f)
+    return 0; /* Cannot read the .rhosts - deny access. */
+
+  /* Go through the file, checking every entry. */
+  while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f))
+    {
+      /* All three must be at least as big as buf to avoid overflows. */
+      char hostbuf[1024], userbuf[1024], dummy[1024], *host, *user, *cp;
+      int negated;
+      
+      for (cp = buf; *cp == ' ' || *cp == '\t'; cp++)
+	;
+      if (*cp == '#' || *cp == '\n' || !*cp)
+	continue;
+
+      /* NO_PLUS is supported at least on OSF/1.  We skip it (we don't ever
+	 support the plus syntax). */
+      if (strncmp(cp, "NO_PLUS", 7) == 0)
+	continue;
+
+      /* This should be safe because each buffer is as big as the whole
+	 string, and thus cannot be overwritten. */
+      switch (sscanf(buf, "%s %s %s", hostbuf, userbuf, dummy))
+	{
+	case 0:
+	  packet_send_debug("Found empty line in %.100s.", filename);
+	  continue; /* Empty line? */
+	case 1:
+	  /* Host name only. */
+	  strlcpy(userbuf, server_user, sizeof(userbuf));
+	  break;
+	case 2:
+	  /* Got both host and user name. */
+	  break;
+	case 3:
+	  packet_send_debug("Found garbage in %.100s.", filename);
+	  continue; /* Extra garbage */
+	default:
+	  continue; /* Weird... */
+	}
+
+      host = hostbuf;
+      user = userbuf;
+      negated = 0;
+
+      /* Process negated host names, or positive netgroups. */
+      if (host[0] == '-')
+	{
+	  negated = 1;
+	  host++;
+	}
+      else
+	if (host[0] == '+')
+	  host++;
+
+      if (user[0] == '-')
+	{
+	  negated = 1;
+	  user++;
+	}
+      else
+	if (user[0] == '+')
+	  user++;
+
+      /* Check for empty host/user names (particularly '+'). */
+      if (!host[0] || !user[0])
+	{ 
+	  /* We come here if either was '+' or '-'. */
+	  packet_send_debug("Ignoring wild host/user names in %.100s.",
+			    filename);
+	  continue;
+	}
+	  
+      /* Verify that host name matches. */
+      if (host[0] == '@')
+	{
+	  if (!innetgr(host + 1, hostname, NULL, NULL) &&
+	      !innetgr(host + 1, ipaddr, NULL, NULL))
+	    continue;
+	}
+      else
+	if (strcasecmp(host, hostname) && strcmp(host, ipaddr) != 0)
+	  continue; /* Different hostname. */
+
+      /* Verify that user name matches. */
+      if (user[0] == '@')
+	{
+	  if (!innetgr(user + 1, NULL, client_user, NULL))
+	    continue;
+	}
+      else
+	if (strcmp(user, client_user) != 0)
+	  continue; /* Different username. */
+
+      /* Found the user and host. */
+      fclose(f);
+
+      /* If the entry was negated, deny access. */
+      if (negated)
+	{
+	  packet_send_debug("Matched negative entry in %.100s.",
+			    filename);
+	  return 0;
+	}
+
+      /* Accept authentication. */
+      return 1;
+    }
+     
+  /* Authentication using this file denied. */
+  fclose(f);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Tries to authenticate the user using the .shosts or .rhosts file.  
+   Returns true if authentication succeeds.  If ignore_rhosts is
+   true, only /etc/hosts.equiv will be considered (.rhosts and .shosts
+   are ignored). */
+
+int auth_rhosts(struct passwd *pw, const char *client_user,
+		int ignore_rhosts, int strict_modes)
+{
+  char buf[1024];
+  const char *hostname, *ipaddr;
+  int port;
+  struct stat st;
+  static const char *rhosts_files[] = { ".shosts", ".rhosts", NULL };
+  unsigned int rhosts_file_index;
+
+  /* Quick check: if the user has no .shosts or .rhosts files, return failure
+     immediately without doing costly lookups from name servers. */
+  /* Switch to the user's uid. */
+  temporarily_use_uid(pw->pw_uid);
+  for (rhosts_file_index = 0; rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index];
+       rhosts_file_index++)
+    {
+      /* Check users .rhosts or .shosts. */
+      snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%.500s/%.100s", 
+	      pw->pw_dir, rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index]);
+      if (stat(buf, &st) >= 0)
+	break;
+    }
+  /* Switch back to privileged uid. */
+  restore_uid();
+
+  if (!rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index] && stat("/etc/hosts.equiv", &st) < 0 &&
+      stat(SSH_HOSTS_EQUIV, &st) < 0)
+    return 0; /* The user has no .shosts or .rhosts file and there are no
+		 system-wide files. */
+
+  /* Get the name, address, and port of the remote host.  */
+  hostname = get_canonical_hostname();
+  ipaddr = get_remote_ipaddr();
+  port = get_remote_port();
+
+  /* Check that the connection comes from a privileged port.
+     Rhosts authentication only makes sense for priviledged programs.
+     Of course, if the intruder has root access on his local machine,
+     he can connect from any port.  So do not use .rhosts
+     authentication from machines that you do not trust. */
+  if (port >= IPPORT_RESERVED ||
+      port < IPPORT_RESERVED / 2)
+    {
+      log("Connection from %.100s from nonpriviledged port %d",
+	  hostname, port);
+      packet_send_debug("Your ssh client is not running as root.");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  /* If not logging in as superuser, try /etc/hosts.equiv and shosts.equiv. */
+  if (pw->pw_uid != 0)
+    {
+      if (check_rhosts_file("/etc/hosts.equiv", hostname, ipaddr, client_user,
+			    pw->pw_name))
+	{
+	  packet_send_debug("Accepted for %.100s [%.100s] by /etc/hosts.equiv.",
+			    hostname, ipaddr);
+	  return 1;
+	}
+      if (check_rhosts_file(SSH_HOSTS_EQUIV, hostname, ipaddr, client_user,
+			    pw->pw_name))
+	{
+	  packet_send_debug("Accepted for %.100s [%.100s] by %.100s.", 
+			    hostname, ipaddr, SSH_HOSTS_EQUIV);
+	  return 1;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Check that the home directory is owned by root or the user, and is not 
+     group or world writable. */
+  if (stat(pw->pw_dir, &st) < 0)
+    {
+      log("Rhosts authentication refused for %.100: no home directory %.200s",
+	  pw->pw_name, pw->pw_dir);
+      packet_send_debug("Rhosts authentication refused for %.100: no home directory %.200s",
+			pw->pw_name, pw->pw_dir);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  if (strict_modes && 
+      ((st.st_uid != 0 && st.st_uid != pw->pw_uid) ||
+       (st.st_mode & 022) != 0))
+    {
+      log("Rhosts authentication refused for %.100s: bad ownership or modes for home directory.",
+	  pw->pw_name);
+      packet_send_debug("Rhosts authentication refused for %.100s: bad ownership or modes for home directory.",
+			pw->pw_name);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  
+  /* Check all .rhosts files (currently .shosts and .rhosts). */
+  /* Temporarily use the user's uid. */
+  temporarily_use_uid(pw->pw_uid);
+  for (rhosts_file_index = 0; rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index];
+       rhosts_file_index++)
+    {
+      /* Check users .rhosts or .shosts. */
+      snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%.500s/%.100s", 
+	      pw->pw_dir, rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index]);
+      if (stat(buf, &st) < 0)
+	continue; /* No such file. */
+
+      /* Make sure that the file is either owned by the user or by root,
+	 and make sure it is not writable by anyone but the owner.  This is
+	 to help avoid novices accidentally allowing access to their account
+	 by anyone. */
+      if (strict_modes &&
+	  ((st.st_uid != 0 && st.st_uid != pw->pw_uid) ||
+	   (st.st_mode & 022) != 0))
+	{
+	  log("Rhosts authentication refused for %.100s: bad modes for %.200s",
+	      pw->pw_name, buf);
+	  packet_send_debug("Bad file modes for %.200s", buf);
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      /* Check if we have been configured to ignore .rhosts and .shosts 
+	 files. */
+      if (ignore_rhosts)
+	{
+	  packet_send_debug("Server has been configured to ignore %.100s.",
+			    rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index]);
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      /* Check if authentication is permitted by the file. */
+      if (check_rhosts_file(buf, hostname, ipaddr, client_user, pw->pw_name))
+	{
+	  packet_send_debug("Accepted by %.100s.",
+			    rhosts_files[rhosts_file_index]);
+	  /* Restore the privileged uid. */
+	  restore_uid();
+	  return 1;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Rhosts authentication denied. */
+  /* Restore the privileged uid. */
+  restore_uid();
+  return 0;
+}