GEN:SID | 1:183 |
Message | BACKDOOR SIGNATURE - Q ICMP |
Summary | Q is a Trojan Horse offering the attacker remote access to the victim host. This event is generated when raw ICMP packets are sent to the victim server.
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Impact | Possible theft of data and control of the targeted machine leading to a compromise of all resources the machine is connected to.
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Detailed Information | This Trojan affects UNIX operating systems.
The Trojan is controlled by sending raw packets (TCP/UDP/ICMP) to the victim host containing commands to be run as root.
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Attack Scenarios | This Trojan may be delivered to the target in a number of ways. The attacker can then choose to send raw data to the victim via TCP/UDP/ICMP from the broadcast address of a class C network.
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Ease of Attack | This is Trojan activity, the target machine may already be compromised.
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Corrective Action | Traffic originating from a broadcast address should not be allowed from external sources or from internal sources to external destinations. Judicious use of firewall rules is necessary.
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Additional References | Whitehats arachNIDS http://www.whitehats.com/info/IDS202
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Rule References | arachnids: 202
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