-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch [mailto:nipc.watch@private] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:18 AM To: Daily Distribution Subject: NIPC Daily Report 11 January 2002 The NIPC Daily Report 11 January 2002 The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit compiles this report to inform recipients of issues impacting the integrity and capability of the nation's critical infrastructures. New security vulnerability affects Linux. The "A Linux Intrusion Detection System" security patch for the Linux kernel reportedly creates a security vulnerability. Exploitation is easy and local users may be able to gain unrestricted root privileges. (SecuriTeam.com, 10 JAN 02) Cisco reports multiple vulnerabilities in SN 5420 storage routers. Cisco discovered three vulnerabilities in its SN 5420 storage router software for releases up to and including 1.1(5). Two of the vulnerabilities can cause a denial-of-service attack. The other allows access to the SN 5420 configuration if it has been previously saved on the router. Cisco's advisory that addresses these vulnerabilities can be found at the following url: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/SN-multiple-pub.shtml (Security Focus, 09 JAN 02) New mass mailer may threaten Microsoft Outlook and mIRC users. A new mass mailing virus/worm JS/Gigger.A@mm has appeared in the wild that has the potential to do large-scale damage to systems running Microsoft Outlook and mIRC (a popular Internet Relay Chat client). The virus/worm sends itself to all Outlook addresses on the infected system, infects the IRC channel through the mIRC client, and re-formats the entire c: drive. (Symantec, 09 JAN 02) Hacking activity plummets. Security breaches and hacking attacks have diminished in numbers since the 11 September terrorist attacks, according to data from the Federal Computer Incident Response Center (FedCIRC). Analysis of FedCIRC monthly reports shows just 15 incidents of intruder activity reported in December 2001, which is less than a third of that recorded in December 2000. (The Register, 10 JAN 02)
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