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ELF_LION.A
Overview

Malware type: Elf Executable

Aliases: Net-Worm.Linux.Lion (Kaspersky), Linux.Lion.Worm (Symantec), LINUX/Lion.04 (Avira),

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Linux

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Medium

Description: 

To propagate, this Linux worm exploits the Transaction Signatures Buffer Overflow vulnerability, which allows the execution of arbitrary code on the target system.

It also retrieves sensitive information from the affected machine such as the following and sends it to a certain email address:

  • networking configuration
  • passwd file
  • shadow file

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Apr. 3, 2001 7:46:46 PM GMT -0800

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