Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:03:50 -0700
From: Terence Runge <terencerunge@...global.net>
To: soc.rpc@...ilantminds.com, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Bad news on RPC DCOM vulnerability


I have also seen a significant rise in smb login failures with the snort 
signature:

alert tcp any 445 -> any any (sid:10000216; msg:"SMB Login Failure";
flow:from_server,established; content:"|FF|SMB|73 6d 00 00 c0|"; offset:4
; depth:9;)

The login failures are from systems running XP and would logically fire 
in the face of this exploit. Running nmap with -A gives us a good look 
at the service on port 445, even though the OS details are identified as 
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000 Professional or 
Advanced Server, or Windows XP


nmap -sS -O -A x.x.x.x

Starting nmap 3.45 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap ) at 2003-10-11 14:54
Pacific Daylight Time
Interesting ports on DEMENTIA (x.x.x.x):
(The 1652 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
PORT     STATE SERVICE      VERSION
135/tcp  open  msrpc        Microsoft Windows msrpc
139/tcp  open  netbios-ssn
445/tcp  open  microsoft-ds Microsoft Windows XP microsoft-ds
707/tcp  open  unknown
1030/tcp open  iad1?
1 service unrecognized despite returning data. If you know the
service/version, please submit the following fingerprint at http
g/cgi-bin/servicefp-submit.cgi :
SF-Port1030-TCP:V=3.45%D=10/11%Time=3F887C52%r(SMBProgNeg,18,"\x05\0\r\x03
SF:\x10\0\0\0\x18\0\0\0\0\x08\x01@\x04\0\x01\x05\0\xfa\x9f\x06");
Device type: general purpose
Running: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME|NT/2K/XP
OS details: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000
Professional or Advanced Server, or Windows XP

Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 87.703 seconds

So, in the face of this exploit, and without a vendor provided patch, 
would it be safe to say that any system returning the nmap scan value

445/tcp  open  microsoft-ds Microsoft Windows XP microsoft-ds

is potentially vulnerable? 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: VigilantMinds Security Operations Center
>[mailto:soc.rpc@...ilantminds.com]
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 11:08 PM
>To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
>Subject: RE: Bad news on RPC DCOM vulnerability
>
>
>Security Community,
>
>The following information references a serious security threat to you or
>your organization if the proper measures have not been taken to prevent
>its destructive intent.
>  
>Description of Issue
>--------------------
>VigilantMinds has successfully validated the claims regarding the latest
>Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) vulnerability.  Specifically,
>VigilantMinds has validated that hosts running fully patched versions of
>the following Microsoft operating systems REMAIN subject to denial of
>service attacks and possible remote exploitation:
>  
>   * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>   * Microsoft Windows XP Home
>   * Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstation
>
>Although it has not been verified at this time, other versions of
>Microsoft Windows are also suspected to be subject to this
>vulnerability.
>
>As with the prior RPC vulnerability (MS03-039), these attacks can occur
>on TCP ports 135, 139, 445 and 593; and UDP ports 135, 137, 138 and 445.
>
>
>Remediation Actions
>-------------------
>VigilantMinds has notified CERT/CC and informed the vendor of this
>issue.  As of this posting, no vendor patch is yet available.
>
>As a temporary solution, VigilantMinds suggests that firewall rules be
>placed on all affected ports for any exposed systems.  All external
>connectivity (including VPN) should be firewalled actively for
>unnecessary incoming RPC activity.
>
>A Snort signature that will detect traffic patterns associated with this
>attack is below.  Note that current Snort signatures may also identify
>this attack.
>
>
>Further References
>------------------
>
>A Snort signature for this and other versions of the Microsoft RPC
>vulnerability:
>
>alert TCP any any -> any 135 (msg:"RPC Vulnerability - bind
>initiation";sid:1; rev:1; content:"|05 00 0B 03 10 00 00 00 48 00 00 00
>7F 00 00 00 D0 16 D0 16 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 a0 01 00 00
>00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46 00 00 00 00 04 5D 88 8A EB 1C C9 11
>9F E8 08 00 2B10 48 60 02 00 00 00|";
>flow:to_server,established;classtype:attempted-admin;)
>
>
>
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>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: 3APA3A [mailto:3APA3A@...URITY.NNOV.RU]
>Posted At: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:49 AM
>Posted To: Full Disclosure
>Conversation: [Full-Disclosure] Bad news on RPC DCOM vulnerability
>Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Bad news on RPC DCOM vulnerability
>
>
>Dear bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
>
>There are few bad news on RPC DCOM vulnerability:
>
>1.  Universal  exploit  for  MS03-039  exists in-the-wild, PINK FLOYD is
>again actual. 2.  It  was  reported  by exploit author (and confirmed),
>Windows XP SP1 with  all  security  fixes  installed still vulnerable to
>variant of the same bug. Windows 2000/2003 was not tested. For a while
>only DoS exploit exists,  but  code execution is probably possible.
>Technical details are sent to Microsoft, waiting for confirmation.
>
>Dear  ISPs.  Please  instruct  you customers to use personal fireWALL in
>Windows XP.
>
>  
>

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