Fw: MS SQL WORM IS DESTROYING INTERNET BLOCK PORT 1434!

From: Jeremy Kister (securityfocus-bugtraqat_private)
Date: Sat Jan 25 2003 - 01:20:07 PST

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    Some news: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2099780,00.html
    Advisory: http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/mssql-udp.txt
    Microsoft Fix:
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
    bulletin/MS02-039.asp
    
    MS SQL listens on port 1434/udp so that clients can figure out which method
    of communication to use (named pipes, tcp/ip et al)
    there are two problems that yield ability to execute code remotely while
    unauthenticated.
    
    
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: Michael Bacarella [mailto:mbacat_private]
    Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:12 AM
    To: nylug-talkat_private; wwwacat_private; linux-elitistsat_private
    Subject: MS SQL WORM IS DESTROYING INTERNET BLOCK PORT 1434!
    
    >
    > 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!
    >
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