Re: Compromised FBSD/Apache

From: Benjamin Krueger (benjaminat_private)
Date: Mon Nov 18 2002 - 05:27:20 PST

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    From: "Greg S. Wirth" <gregat_private>
    To: <incidentsat_private>
    Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 9:11 AM
    Subject: Compromised FBSD/Apache
    
    
    > Hello...
    > November 14, 2002 I noticed a service running on port 127/tcp.
    > The box runs only Apache, no SSL.
    > Only open ports before this were 21/22/80
    > PHP was installed 5 days prior to this.
    > PHP runs in safemode.
    > I run netstat -an every morning, which is how I found the issue.
    > There were no log entries that showed anything out of the ordinary.
    > Users have access to FTP only.
    > Connections to port 127 are being blocked by the firewall.
    > If anyone would like more information, feel free to contact me.
    > Enjoy the day.
    
    What process is listening on the port?
    
    sockstat | grep ':127'
    
    Find out what the process is, who owns it, when it was started, when it was
    put there, and what its purpose is.
    
    > Greg S. Wirth
    > Anchorage, Alaska
    > http://rapidfx.org
    
    
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