Definitly confusing but I believe it stems from a week root passwd.
"the bot first has to authenticate to mysql as 'root'
user." then it seems to launch the exploit allowing it access to
create the dynamic libraries containing User Defined Functions.
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:47:57 -0600, Dolan, Patrick
<Patrick.Dolan@phns.com> wrote:
From the article text:
"The bot uses the "MySQL UDF Dynamic Library Exploit". In order to
launch the exploit, the bot first has to authenticate to mysql as 'root'
user. A long list of passwords is included with the bot, and the bot
will brute force the password."
Looks like this is small part exploit, and large part bad root password
selection. Though I'm not even sure about the exploit part because the
text later says:
"This bot does not use any vulnerability in mysql. The fundamental
weakness it uses is a week[sic] 'root' account."
Patrick Dolan
Information Security Analyst
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Davis [mailto:jdaytona@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:23 AM
To: Mike Bailey
Cc: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] spoolcll.exe - new worm being distributed
viamysql vulnerability?
Check out todays diary at SANS.
http://isc.sans.org/
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:18:21 -0500, Mike Bailey <worried@gmail.com>
wrote:
Aloha,
Earlier tonight, i was sitting here at home doing some normal
browsing, and work and my firewall alerted me that a program called
spoolcll.exe was attempting to open up a port which i cannot remember
now.
i tried killing it, but it just came back, over and over again each
time spawning itselfs on a new port.
Registry says the worm created a service called "evmon", it cannot be
paused or stopped, but it can be disabled.
The only information about this worm on google is a discussion at the
following url:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=291921&p=1
they are beginning to determinthat it is being distributed via a hole
in mysql.
Do any of you know anything about this? Thanks in advance.
--
Love,
Mike Bailey
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