full-disclosure - Mydoom: perfect storm averted or just ahead?

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From: roelof at sensepost.com (Roelof Temmingh)
Subject: Mydoom: perfect storm averted or just ahead?

> 2.  It would be difficult for a malicious programmer, cyber terrorists or
> cyber activists to target a specific environment and protect others ( Eg.,
> launch denial of service against SCO.com because I like LINUX and don’t like
> SCO legal actions.  Protect my computer at Berkley.edu because I don’t want
> to effect my own Email.)  Programmers can easily modify code and launch an
> attack against another environment.

Not sure I totally agree here. While it is difficult to target a specific
network or system with worm technology it is possible - to an certain
extent at least. Refer to http://www.sensepost.com/misc/bh2003lv.doc for
some ideas on how that could be done. The document describes attacks that
are wide-spread, yet focussed - it was presented at BlackHat, Las Vegas,
2003.

my 1c,
Roelof.

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