A worm which exploits a (new?) vulnerability in SQL Server is bringing the core routers to a grinding halt. The speed of the propagation can be attributed to the attack method and simplicity of the code. The worm sends a 376-byte UDP packet to port 1434 of each random target, each vulnerable system will immediately start propagating itself. Since UDP is connection-less, the worm is able to spread much more quickly than those using your standard TCP-based attack vectors (no connect timeouts). Some random screen shots, a copy of the worm as a perl script, and a disassembly (sorry, no comments) can be found online at: http://www.digitaloffense.net/worms/mssql_udp_worm/ -HD On Saturday 25 January 2003 01:11, Michael Bacarella wrote: > I'm getting massive packet loss to various points on the globe. > I am seeing a lot of these in my tcpdump output on each > host. > > 02:06:31.017088 150.140.142.17.3047 > 24.193.37.212.ms-sql-m: udp 376 > 02:06:31.017244 24.193.37.212 > 150.140.142.17: icmp: 24.193.37.212 udp > port ms-sql-m unreachable [tos 0xc0 > > It looks like there's a worm affecting MS SQL Server which is > pingflooding addresses at some random sequence. > > All admins with access to routers should block port 1434 (ms-sql-m)! > > Everyone running MS SQL Server shut it the hell down or make > sure it can't access the internet proper! > > I make no guarantees that this information is correct, test it > out for yourself! -------------------------------------------------------
