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Internet Security Systems Security Alert
September 14, 2002
 
"Slapper" OpenSSL/Apache Worm Propagation
 
Synopsis:
 
ISS X-Force has learned of the active propagation of a worm which exploits a
previously disclosed vulnerability in Secure Sockets Layer 2.0 (SSLv2)
handshake process. The worm is a modified derivative of the Apache "Scalper"
BSD worm. Current versions of the Slapper worm that are in the wild are
targeting Linux servers running Apache with mod_ssl. The worm has distributed
denial of service (DDoS) capabilities, as well as backdoor functionality.
Netcraft.com reports that over 66% of all active Web servers on the Internet
are running Apache. Securityspace.org reports that there are nearly 1.4
million OpenSSL installations on the Internet.

Impact:
 
Apache/mod_ssl servers with affected OpenSSL versions are being actively
compromised. Once a server is infected, the backdoor can be accessed without
any authentication. This may lead to third-parties using infected hosts to
launch future DDoS attacks. X-Force has received reports that the DDoS
capabilities associated with this worm are very powerful and have already
been used to attack and disable high-profile targets. Binary and source code
versions of the worm are available and are being actively circulated.
Widespread access to the source code of this worm may lead to the development
of more powerful variants.

Affected Versions:

OpenSSL versions up to and including 0.9.6d and 0.9.7 beta1

Current versions of the Slapper worm only target the following Linux
distributions. The worm may trigger unpredictable results on additional Unix
platforms. Other Unix platforms, as well as Apache with OpenSSL for Windows
may also be vulnerable to the OpenSSL vulnerability.

Debian Linux, Apache 1.3.26
RedHat Linux, Apache 1.3.6
RedHat Linux, Apache 1.3.9
RedHat Linux, Apache 1.3.12
RedHat Linux, Apache 1.3.19
RedHat Linux, Apache 1.3.20
RedHat Linux, Apache 1.3.23
SuSE Linux, Apache 1.3.12
SuSE Linux, Apache 1.3.17
SuSE Linux, Apache 1.3.19
SuSE Linux, Apache 1.3.20
SuSE Linux, Apache 1.3.23
Mandrake Linux, Apache 1.3.14
Mandrake Linux, Apache 1.3.19
Mandrake Linux, Apache 1.3.20
Mandrake Linux, Apache 1.3.23
Slackware Linux, Apache 1.3.26
Gentoo Linux (Apache version undetermined)

For the complete ISS X-Force Security Advisory, please visit:
http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21130
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