Delete a mutex from another process

Using the topic Overview - Handle Enumeration, number 5, the attempt Close mutex of another process and and information from Mutex analysis, the canary in the coal mine and discovering new families of malware/, I have came up with:

Attempt 1: http://pastebin.com/QU0WBgE5

You must open Notepad first. Needless to say, this is not working for me. I need better error checking to figure out what's going on. I don't know how to get mutex pointers in the format I see them in Process Explorer.

My goal is to be able to delete/kill of the mutex handles created by a process so more than one instance can be open. I can do this manually using Process Explorer, but I want to do it programmatically.

(Based on Yahia's notes, I need more permissions.)

Attempt 2: http://pastebin.com/yyQLhesP

At least now I have some sort of error checking, most of the time DuplicateHandle returns 6 or 5, which is an invalid handle and access denied respectfully.

Working attempt (kind of):

I actually didn't require anything Yahia stated in the end. I was getting a "local" handle when I needed a remote one. Basically, what I mean is that you have to find the HandleValue using NtQuerySystemInformation and use that handle, not the one returned by OpenMutex / CreateMutex.

Granted, I can't get it to work on some applications (osk.exe -- on screen keyboard), but it worked for the application I was going for, posting code in case someone wants to take it further.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
using System.Security.Principal;
namespace FileLockInfo
{

    public class Win32API
    {
        [DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
        public static extern int NtQueryObject(IntPtr ObjectHandle, int
            ObjectInformationClass, IntPtr ObjectInformation, int ObjectInformationLength,
            ref int returnLength);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        public static extern uint QueryDosDevice(string lpDeviceName, StringBuilder lpTargetPath, int ucchMax);

        [DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
        public static extern uint NtQuerySystemInformation(int
            SystemInformationClass, IntPtr SystemInformation, int SystemInformationLength,
            ref int returnLength);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
        public static extern IntPtr OpenMutex(UInt32 desiredAccess, bool inheritHandle, string name);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern IntPtr OpenProcess(ProcessAccessFlags dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, int dwProcessId);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern int CloseHandle(IntPtr hObject);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
        public static extern bool DuplicateHandle(IntPtr hSourceProcessHandle,
           ushort hSourceHandle, IntPtr hTargetProcessHandle, out IntPtr lpTargetHandle,
           uint dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, uint dwOptions);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();

        public enum ObjectInformationClass : int
        {
            ObjectBasicInformation = 0,
            ObjectNameInformation = 1,
            ObjectTypeInformation = 2,
            ObjectAllTypesInformation = 3,
            ObjectHandleInformation = 4
        }

        [Flags]
        public enum ProcessAccessFlags : uint
        {
            All = 0x001F0FFF,
            Terminate = 0x00000001,
            CreateThread = 0x00000002,
            VMOperation = 0x00000008,
            VMRead = 0x00000010,
            VMWrite = 0x00000020,
            DupHandle = 0x00000040,
            SetInformation = 0x00000200,
            QueryInformation = 0x00000400,
            Synchronize = 0x00100000
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 0
            public int Attributes;
            public int GrantedAccess;
            public int HandleCount;
            public int PointerCount;
            public int PagedPoolUsage;
            public int NonPagedPoolUsage;
            public int Reserved1;
            public int Reserved2;
            public int Reserved3;
            public int NameInformationLength;
            public int TypeInformationLength;
            public int SecurityDescriptorLength;
            public System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.FILETIME CreateTime;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 2
            public UNICODE_STRING Name;
            public int ObjectCount;
            public int HandleCount;
            public int Reserved1;
            public int Reserved2;
            public int Reserved3;
            public int Reserved4;
            public int PeakObjectCount;
            public int PeakHandleCount;
            public int Reserved5;
            public int Reserved6;
            public int Reserved7;
            public int Reserved8;
            public int InvalidAttributes;
            public GENERIC_MAPPING GenericMapping;
            public int ValidAccess;
            public byte Unknown;
            public byte MaintainHandleDatabase;
            public int PoolType;
            public int PagedPoolUsage;
            public int NonPagedPoolUsage;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 1
            public UNICODE_STRING Name;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
        public struct UNICODE_STRING
        {
            public ushort Length;
            public ushort MaximumLength;
            public IntPtr Buffer;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct GENERIC_MAPPING
        {
            public int GenericRead;
            public int GenericWrite;
            public int GenericExecute;
            public int GenericAll;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
        public struct SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 16
            public int ProcessID;
            public byte ObjectTypeNumber;
            public byte Flags; // 0x01 = PROTECT_FROM_CLOSE, 0x02 = INHERIT
            public ushort Handle;
            public int Object_Pointer;
            public UInt32 GrantedAccess;
        }

        public const int MAX_PATH = 260;
        public const uint STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH = 0xC0000004;
        public const int DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS = 0x2;
        public const int DUPLICATE_CLOSE_SOURCE = 0x1;
    }

    public class Win32Processes
    {
        const int CNST_SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION = 16;
        const uint STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH = 0xc0000004;

        public static string getObjectTypeName(Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION shHandle, Process process)
        {
            IntPtr m_ipProcessHwnd = Win32API.OpenProcess(Win32API.ProcessAccessFlags.All, false, process.Id);
            IntPtr ipHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            var objBasic = new Win32API.OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION();
            IntPtr ipBasic = IntPtr.Zero;
            var objObjectType = new Win32API.OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION();
            IntPtr ipObjectType = IntPtr.Zero;
            IntPtr ipObjectName = IntPtr.Zero;
            string strObjectTypeName = "";
            int nLength = 0;
            int nReturn = 0;
            IntPtr ipTemp = IntPtr.Zero;

            if (!Win32API.DuplicateHandle(m_ipProcessHwnd, shHandle.Handle,
                                          Win32API.GetCurrentProcess(), out ipHandle,
                                          0, false, Win32API.DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS))
                return null;

            ipBasic = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(objBasic));
            Win32API.NtQueryObject(ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectBasicInformation,
                                   ipBasic, Marshal.SizeOf(objBasic), ref nLength);
            objBasic = (Win32API.OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipBasic, objBasic.GetType());
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipBasic);

            ipObjectType = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(objBasic.TypeInformationLength);
            nLength = objBasic.TypeInformationLength;
            while ((uint)(nReturn = Win32API.NtQueryObject(
                ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectTypeInformation, ipObjectType,
                  nLength, ref nLength)) ==
                Win32API.STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
            {
                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectType);
                ipObjectType = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
            }

            objObjectType = (Win32API.OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipObjectType, objObjectType.GetType());
            if (Is64Bits())
            {
                ipTemp = new IntPtr(Convert.ToInt64(objObjectType.Name.Buffer.ToString(), 10) >> 开发者_C百科32);
            }
            else
            {
                ipTemp = objObjectType.Name.Buffer;
            }

            strObjectTypeName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ipTemp, objObjectType.Name.Length >> 1);
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectType);
            return strObjectTypeName;
        }


        public static string getObjectName(Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION shHandle, Process process)
        {
            IntPtr m_ipProcessHwnd = Win32API.OpenProcess(Win32API.ProcessAccessFlags.All, false, process.Id);
            IntPtr ipHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            var objBasic = new Win32API.OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION();
            IntPtr ipBasic = IntPtr.Zero;
            IntPtr ipObjectType = IntPtr.Zero;
            var objObjectName = new Win32API.OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION();
            IntPtr ipObjectName = IntPtr.Zero;
            string strObjectName = "";
            int nLength = 0;
            int nReturn = 0;
            IntPtr ipTemp = IntPtr.Zero;

            if (!Win32API.DuplicateHandle(m_ipProcessHwnd, shHandle.Handle, Win32API.GetCurrentProcess(),
                                          out ipHandle, 0, false, Win32API.DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS))
                return null;

            ipBasic = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(objBasic));
            Win32API.NtQueryObject(ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectBasicInformation,
                                   ipBasic, Marshal.SizeOf(objBasic), ref nLength);
            objBasic = (Win32API.OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipBasic, objBasic.GetType());
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipBasic);


            nLength = objBasic.NameInformationLength;

            ipObjectName = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
            while ((uint)(nReturn = Win32API.NtQueryObject(
                     ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectNameInformation,
                     ipObjectName, nLength, ref nLength))
                   == Win32API.STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
            {
                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectName);
                ipObjectName = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
            }
            objObjectName = (Win32API.OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipObjectName, objObjectName.GetType());

            if (Is64Bits())
            {
                ipTemp = new IntPtr(Convert.ToInt64(objObjectName.Name.Buffer.ToString(), 10) >> 32);
            }
            else
            {
                ipTemp = objObjectName.Name.Buffer;
            }

            if (ipTemp != IntPtr.Zero)
            {

                byte[] baTemp2 = new byte[nLength];
                try
                {
                    Marshal.Copy(ipTemp, baTemp2, 0, nLength);

                    strObjectName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(Is64Bits() ?
                                                           new IntPtr(ipTemp.ToInt64()) :
                                                           new IntPtr(ipTemp.ToInt32()));
                    return strObjectName;
                }
                catch (AccessViolationException)
                {
                    return null;
                }
                finally
                {
                    Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectName);
                    Win32API.CloseHandle(ipHandle);
                }
            }
            return null;
        }

        public static List<Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION>
        GetHandles(Process process = null, string IN_strObjectTypeName = null, string IN_strObjectName = null)
        {
            uint nStatus;
            int nHandleInfoSize = 0x10000;
            IntPtr ipHandlePointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nHandleInfoSize);
            int nLength = 0;
            IntPtr ipHandle = IntPtr.Zero;

            while ((nStatus = Win32API.NtQuerySystemInformation(CNST_SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION, ipHandlePointer,
                                                                nHandleInfoSize, ref nLength)) ==
                    STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
            {
                nHandleInfoSize = nLength;
                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipHandlePointer);
                ipHandlePointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
            }

            byte[] baTemp = new byte[nLength];
            Marshal.Copy(ipHandlePointer, baTemp, 0, nLength);

            long lHandleCount = 0;
            if (Is64Bits())
            {
                lHandleCount = Marshal.ReadInt64(ipHandlePointer);
                ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandlePointer.ToInt64() + 8);
            }
            else
            {
                lHandleCount = Marshal.ReadInt32(ipHandlePointer);
                ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandlePointer.ToInt32() + 4);
            }

            Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION shHandle;
            List<Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION> lstHandles = new List<Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION>();

            for (long lIndex = 0; lIndex < lHandleCount; lIndex++)
            {
                shHandle = new Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION();
                if (Is64Bits())
                {
                    shHandle = (Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipHandle, shHandle.GetType());
                    ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandle.ToInt64() + Marshal.SizeOf(shHandle) + 8);
                }
                else
                {
                    ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandle.ToInt64() + Marshal.SizeOf(shHandle));
                    shHandle = (Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipHandle, shHandle.GetType());
                }

                if (process != null)
                {
                    if (shHandle.ProcessID != process.Id) continue;
                }

                string strObjectTypeName = "";
                if (IN_strObjectTypeName != null){
                     strObjectTypeName = getObjectTypeName(shHandle, Process.GetProcessById(shHandle.ProcessID));
                    if (strObjectTypeName != IN_strObjectTypeName) continue;
                }

                string strObjectName = "";
                if (IN_strObjectName != null){
                     strObjectName = getObjectName(shHandle, Process.GetProcessById(shHandle.ProcessID));
                    if (strObjectName != IN_strObjectName) continue;
                }

                string strObjectTypeName2 = getObjectTypeName(shHandle, Process.GetProcessById(shHandle.ProcessID));
                string strObjectName2 = getObjectName(shHandle, Process.GetProcessById(shHandle.ProcessID));
                Console.WriteLine("{0}   {1}   {2}", shHandle.ProcessID, strObjectTypeName2, strObjectName2);

                lstHandles.Add(shHandle);
            }
            return lstHandles;
        }

        public static bool Is64Bits()
        {
            return Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(IntPtr)) == 8 ? true : false;
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            String MutexName = "MSCTF.Asm.MutexDefault1";
            String ProcessName = "notepad";

            try
            {
                Process process = Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName)[0];
                var handles = Win32Processes.GetHandles(process, "Mutant", "\\Sessions\\1\\BaseNamedObjects\\" + MutexName);
                if (handles.Count == 0) throw new System.ArgumentException("NoMutex", "original");
                foreach (var handle in handles)
                {
                    IntPtr ipHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
                    if (!Win32API.DuplicateHandle(Process.GetProcessById(handle.ProcessID).Handle, handle.Handle, Win32API.GetCurrentProcess(), out ipHandle, 0, false, Win32API.DUPLICATE_CLOSE_SOURCE))
                        Console.WriteLine("DuplicateHandle() failed, error = {0}", Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());

                    Console.WriteLine("Mutex was killed");
                }
            }
            catch (IndexOutOfRangeException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The process name '{0}' is not currently running", ProcessName);
            }
            catch (ArgumentException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The Mutex '{0}' was not found in the process '{1}'", MutexName, ProcessName);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

You need elevated privileges for that - especially DEBUG privilege.

See:

• Manipulate Privileges in Managed Code Reliably, Securely, and Efficiently (MSDN)
• Debug Privilege (MSDN)
• The Windows Access Control Model Part 3
• Simon Mourier's answer to Stack Overflow question How to enable the SeCreateGlobalPrivilege in .NET without resorting to P/Invoke or reflection?
• ObjectSecurity Methods (MSDN)