My network admin sent me this Cisco security notice. In this notice there is a section about how the worm can affect a windows server running Oracle 9i and Kerberos.
Here is the section from the notice that was brought to my attention: TCP port 4444 is used for Kerberos authentication and Oracle9i communication. A host fully infected with the W32.Blaster worm opens a command shell on this port, allowing the machine to be controlled remotely. Blocking this port may prevent an infected machine from being used for further malicious activities, but may block existing Kerberos authentication functionality or Oracle9i implementations within your network. I have pasted the complete notice at the end of the message. Bryan Rodrigues Oracle DBA Elcom, Inc. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Cisco Security Notice: W32.BLASTER Worm Mitigation Recommendations ================================================================== Revision 1.0 INTERIM ============ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Contents ======== Summary Details Detection Using IOS with NetFlow Enabled to Detect Infected Hosts Using CatOS with Sup2 and MLS to Detect Infected Hosts CSIDS Signature Symptoms Affected Products Software Versions and Fixes Cisco CallManager, Cisco Customer Response Server, Cisco Personal Assistant, Cisco Conference Connection, Cisco Emergency Responder Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager Other Windows-based Cisco Products Obtaining Fixed Software Workarounds ACL for IOS Cisco 12000 VACL on the 6500 Catalyst 3550 Catalyst 2950 Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL PIX Exploitation and Public Announcements Status of This Notice: INTERIM Distribution Revision History Cisco Security Procedures Related Information - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Summary ======= Cisco customers are currently experiencing attacks due to a new worm that is active on the Internet. The signature of this worm appears as UDP traffic to port 69 and high volumes of TCP traffic to port 135 and 4444. Affected customers have been experiencing high volumes of traffic from both internal and external systems. Symptoms on Cisco devices include, but are not limited to high CPU and traffic drops on the input interfaces. This document focuses on both mitigation techniques and affected Cisco products which need software supplied by Cisco to patch properly. The worm has been referenced by the name "W32.Blaster" and "msblast.exe". This worm exploits a vulnerability previously disclosed by Microsoft, details of which can be found at the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp Details ======= Details of the worm can be found on Microsoft's web site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/virus/alerts/msblaster.asp The effects of this worm can be mitigated by blocking the required ports it uses to spread itself, scan for new infections, and propagate the executable code. This document focuses on blocking the spread of the worm, either before or after your internal network is infected. This worm spreads using valid ports, blocking those ports may break existing functionality, such as file sharing, TFTP or Kerberos authentication. As with all network configurations, Cisco recommends you establish documentation of baseline traffic during normal times, and use that to make decisions about blocking ports or traffic in your network. Block ports with caution to avoid disabling functionality in your network. Brief descriptions of the normal usage of these ports is listed below. TCP port 135 is used for the MS RPC protocol. This is often used to share files on local network segments, and rarely used to share files over WAN segments. This is the port where the initial vulnerability is exploited, initiating a sequence of events that fully infects a machine. Blocking port 135 can prevent initial infections, but may disable existing filesharing functionality within your network. UDP port 69 is used for Trivial File Transport Protocol (TFTP), often used to load new software images or configurations to networked devices. A host infected with the W32.Blaster worm opens up this port to transfer the msblast.exe file from an infected machine to a newly exploited machine. Blocking this port may prevent the spread of the worm from an already infected machine to vulnerable hosts, but may break existing TFTP functionality within your network. TCP port 4444 is used for Kerberos authentication and Oracle9i communication. A host fully infected with the W32.Blaster worm opens a command shell on this port, allowing the machine to be controlled remotely. Blocking this port may prevent an infected machine from being used for further malicious activities, but may block existing Kerberos authentication functionality or Oracle9i implementations within your network. TCP and or UDP ports 137, 138, 139 and 593 have vulnerabilities associated with them and may leave hosts open to exploitation, but are not currently known to be directly connected to the spread of the W32.Blaster worm. Cisco recommends that any unneeded ports, particularly those with known vulnerabilities associated with them, should be blocked both inbound and outbound at edge networks to prevent their remote exploitation. Detection ========= Using IOS with NetFlow Enabled to Detect Infected Hosts NetFlow can be a powerful tool to help identify infected hosts. Netflow must be enabled on an interface with the command ip route-cache flow. Router>show ip cache flow | i 0087 SrcIf SrcIPaddress DstIf DstIPaddress Pr SrcP DstP Pkts Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.242 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.119 06 0B88 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.242 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.169 06 0BF8 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.63 06 0E80 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.111 06 0CB0 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.95 06 0CA0 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.79 06 0C90 0087 1 Using CatOS with Sup2 and MLS to Detect Infected Hosts NetFlow can be a powerful tool to help identify infected hosts. Netflow must be enabled on an interface with the command ip route-cache flow. Router>show ip cache flow | i 0087 SrcIf SrcIPaddress DstIf DstIPaddress Pr SrcP DstP Pkts Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.242 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.119 06 0B88 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.242 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.169 06 0BF8 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.63 06 0E80 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.111 06 0CB0 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.95 06 0CA0 0087 1 Fa2/0 XX.XX.XX.204 Fa1/0 XX.XX.XX.79 06 0C90 0087 1 CSIDS Signature If a Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System is in use, a signature update file is available here: http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/ciscosecure/ids/crypto/ To reduce false positives on S49, signature 3327 should be set to only inspect port 135, and not 139 or 445. Alternatively, a custom signature string can be added to address this worm. Brief instructions are included here: Engine STRING.UDP SigName MS Blast Worm TFTP Request ServicePorts 69 RegexString \x00\x01[Mm][Ss][Bb][Ll][Aa][Ss][Tt][.][Ee][Xx][Ee]\x00 Direction ToService Symptoms ======== For symptoms on an infected Microsoft host, please see the Microsoft bulletin at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/virus/alerts/msblaster.asp Overall network symptoms may manifest as increased load on firewalls, routers and switches due to increased traffic. You may see instability in networks due to increased load. The traffic load generated by this worm is high, but appears to have stabilized after the first 24 hours of infection. Unexplained network failures may be due to filtering or blocking legitimate services with filters which are too generic -- if devices such as routers or IP phones appear to not boot, please check that they still have access to a TFTP server. These devices are not vulnerable to the W32.Blaster worm, but may depend on open TFTP functionality when they boot to load software or configuration files. Affected Products ================= To determine if a product is vulnerable, review the list below. If the software versions or configuration information are provided, then only those combinations are vulnerable. This is a list of appliance software which needs patches downloaded from Cisco. * Cisco CallManager * Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) + BBSM Version 5.1 + BBSM Version 5.2 + HotSpot 1.0 * Cisco Customer Response Application Server (CRA) * Cisco Personal Assistant * Cisco Conference Connection (CCC) * Cisco Emergency Responder Other Cisco products which run on a Microsoft based operating system should strongly consider loading the patch from Microsoft at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp This list is not all inclusive, please refer to Microsoft's bulletin if you think you have an affected Microsoft platform. * Cisco Unity * Cisco uOne Enterprise Edition * Cisco Network Registrar (CNR) * Cisco Internet Service Node (ISN) * Cisco Intelligent Contact Manager (ICM) (Hosted and Enterprise) * Cisco IP Contact Center (IPCC) (Express and Enterprise) * Cisco E-mail Manager (CEM) * Cisco Collaboration Server (CCS) * Cisco Dynamic Content Adapter (DCA) * Cisco Media Blender (CMB) * TrailHead (Part of the Web Gateway solution) * Cisco Networking Services for Active Directory (CNS/AD) * Cisco SN 5400 Series Storage Routers (driver to interface to Windows server) * CiscoWorks + CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution (CWVMS) + User Registration Tool + Lan Management Solution + Routed WAN Management + Service Management + VPN/Security Management Solution + IP Telephony Environment Monitor + Wireless Lan Solution Engine + Small Network Management Solution + QoS Policy Manager + Voice Manager * Cisco Transport Manager (CTM) * Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter (CBT) * DOCSIS CPE Configurator * Cisco Secure Applications + Cisco Secure Scanner + Cisco Secure Policy Manager (CSPM) + Access Control Server (ACS) Software Versions and Fixes =========================== Cisco CallManager, Cisco Customer Response Server, Cisco Personal Assistant, Cisco Conference Connection, Cisco Emergency Responder If the operating system version is Win2000 2.4, customers should download and install one of the following options: * Latest service pack: win-OS-Upgrade-k9.2000-2-4sr5.exe * Hotfix specifically for this issue: win-K9-MS03-026.exe Both are available at http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cmva-3des. Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager Software is now available on Cisco's website to patch BBSM 5.1, 5.2, and HotSpot 1.0. * Cisco BBSM 5.2-Download RPCBufferOverrun.exe from http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/bbsm52 * Cisco BBSM 5.1-Download RPCBufferOverrun.exe from http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/bbsm51 * Cisco BBSM HotSpot1.0-Download RPCBufferOverrun.exe from http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/bbsmhs10 Instructions for installing service patches on BBSM can be found here: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/aggr/bbsm/bbsm52/user/use52_ 05.htm#50416 Other Windows-based Cisco Products Customers should download the Security Patch directly from Microsoft and follow the directions for installation: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp Obtaining Fixed Software ======================== Where Cisco provides the operating system bundled with the product, Cisco is offering free software patches to address these vulnerabilities for all affected customers. Customers may only install and expect support for the feature sets they have purchased. Customers with service contracts should contact their regular update channels to obtain any software patch containing the feature sets they have purchased. For most customers with service contracts, this means that patches should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's Worldwide Web site at http://www.cisco.com/tacpage/sw-center/. Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through a prior or existing agreement with third-party support organizations such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for assistance with obtaining the free software patch(es). Customers who purchased directly from Cisco but who do not hold a Cisco service contract, and customers who purchase through third party vendors but are unsuccessful at obtaining fixed software through their point of sale, should obtain fixed software by contacting the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) using the contact information listed below. In these cases, customers are entitled to obtain a patch to a later version of the same release or as indicated by the applicable row in the Software Versions and Fixes table (noted above). Cisco TAC contacts are as follows: * +1 800 553 2447 (toll free from within North America) * +1 408 526 7209 (toll call from anywhere in the world) * e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] See http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml for additional TAC contact information, including special localized telephone numbers and instructions and e-mail addresses for use in various languages. Please have your product serial number available and give the URL of this notice as evidence of your entitlement to a free upgrade. Please do not contact either "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" or "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" for software upgrades. Workarounds =========== This section is focused on mitigation techniques for the W32.Blaster worm using existing Cisco products in your network. These techniques should be applied both inbound and outbound at the edge of network segments if it is determined they will not affect existing network functionality. Affected systems will still be infected and able to spread within contained sections of the network, therefore it is recommended that all affected servers be patched according to Microsoft's recommendations. Although each of these examples show how to block all affected ports, it may not be necessary to block all ports. If you have no infected hosts within your network, it may be acceptable to only block port 135 at your network edge, this would prevent infection from outside your network without impeding existing TFTP and Kerberos services. Using NetFlow to identify normal traffic flow on your network will aid you in applying these mitigation techniques with the least impact. General information regarding strategies for protecting against Distributed Denial of Service attacks may be found at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/newsflash.html. Caution: As with any configuration change in a network, evaluate the impact of this configuration prior to applying the change. ACL for IOS This workaround applies to most router platforms unless a platform is mentioned specifically below. Note: If you are trying to track source addresses, use Sampled NetFlow, rather than "log" statements in ACLs as the high traffic in combination with the log statement can overwhelm the router. ! --- block TFTP access-list 115 deny udp any any eq 69 ! --- block W32.Blaster related protocols access-list 115 deny tcp any any eq 135 access-list 115 deny udp any any eq 135 ! --- block other vulnerable MS protocols access-list 115 deny udp any any eq 137 access-list 115 deny udp any any eq 138 access-list 115 deny tcp any any eq 139 access-list 115 deny udp any any eq 139 access-list 115 deny tcp any any eq 445 access-list 115 deny tcp any any eq 593 ! --- block remote access due to W32.Blaster access-list 115 deny tcp any any eq 4444 ! --- Allow all other traffic -- insert ! --- other existing access-list entries here access-list 115 permit ip any any interface <interface> ip access-group 115 in ip access-group 115 out The worm will attempt to send packets to random IP addresses, some of which may not exist. When that occurs, the router will reply with an "ICMP unreachable" packet. In some cases, replying to a large number of requests with invalid IP addresses may result in degradation of the router's performance. To prevent that from occurring, use the following command: Router(config)# interface <interface> Router(if-config)# no ip unreachables Caution: Common network configurations, such as certain types of tunnel structures, require the use of "ip unreachables". If the router must be able to send "ICMP unreachable" packets, you can rate limit the number of replies using the following command: Router(config)# ip icmp rate-limit unreachable <millisecond> Beginning with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0, the default rate limiting is set to two packets per second (500 ms), a value of 2000 ms is commonly used. Cisco 12000 Receive ACL Feature-On a Cisco 12000 (GSR) series router, packets destined to the router's ip addresses are "punted" to the gigabit route processor (GRP) for processing. In order to protect the GRP, receive ACLs (rACLs) can be applied. rACLs filter traffic destined to the GRP and only traffic explicitly permitted is processed by the GRP, denied traffic is dropped. In general, rACLs do not affect transit traffic (traffic flowing through a router), only traffic destined to the router itself. rACLs are an extremely effective countermeasure for mitigating the effects of excessive attack traffic destined to the GRP. For more information please refer to: GSR: Receive Access Control Lists. VACL on the 6500 Cisco recommends the use of IOS ACLs on the Cisco Catalyst 4000 with a Sup3 and Hybrid and Native configurations of the Cisco Catalyst 6500, however a VACL configuration example is provided for your convenience. Additionally, the use of "no ip unreachables" is recommended. Caution: As when making any configuration change, use caution when using VACLs in conjunction with IOS ACLs. Be aware that VACLs apply to all traffic within the VLAN, regardless of direction. To configure: ! --- block TFTP set security acl ip BLASTER deny udp any any eq 69 ! --- block vulnerable MS protocols ! --- Blaster related set security acl ip BLASTER deny tcp any any eq 135 set security acl ip BLASTER deny udp any any eq 135 ! --- Non-blaster related set security acl ip BLASTER deny tcp any any eq 137 set security acl ip BLASTER deny udp any any eq 137 set security acl ip BLASTER deny tcp any any eq 138 set security acl ip BLASTER deny udp any any eq 138 set security acl ip BLASTER deny tcp any any eq 139 set security acl ip BLASTER deny udp any any eq 139 set security acl ip BLASTER deny tcp any any eq 593 ! --- block remote access due to W32.Blaster set security acl ip BLASTER deny tcp any any eq 4444 ! --- Allow all other traffic ! --- insert other existing access-list entries here set security acl ip BLASTER permit any any ! -- applies both inbound and outbound commit security acl BLASTER set security acl map BLASTER <vlans> To verify: show security acl info all To remove: clear security acl BLASTER commit security acl BLASTER Catalyst 3550 Apply the IOS ACL on switch virtual interfaces (SVIs), which are Layer 3 interfaces to VLANs; on physical Layer 3 interfaces; and on Layer 3 EtherChannel interfaces in both the inbound and/or outbound direction. Ensure 'no ip unreachable' is configured on the interface. Apply the IOS ACL to Layer 2 interfaces on the switch only if an IOS ACL is not also applied to the input of a Layer 3 interface (an error message is generated upon attempts to do so). For Layer 2 interfaces the IOS ACL is supported on the physical interfaces only and not on EtherChannel interfaces. It can be applied on the inbound direction only. Catalyst 2950 Apply the IOS ACL to the interface. Note that ACL's are only supported in the inbound direction. To apply ACLs to physical interfaces the enhanced software image (EI) must be installed. Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL These are Layer 2 switches with no Layer 3 access list support. PIX The default behavior of the PIX is to block traffic from lower security level interfaces (OUTSIDE) to higher security level interfaces (INSIDE) unless the affected ports and protocols have been explicitly permitted by an access-list or conduit. In addition, Cisco recommends blocking traffic from higher security level interfaces (INSIDE) to lower security level interfaces (OUTSIDE). Customers should deny outbound attempts to these ports: access-list acl_inside deny udp any any eq 69 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 135 access-list acl_inside deny udp any any eq 135 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 137 access-list acl_inside deny udp any any eq 137 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 138 access-list acl_inside deny udp any any eq 138 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 139 access-list acl_inside deny udp any any eq 139 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 445 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 593 access-list acl_inside deny tcp any any eq 4444 ! --- insert previously configured acl statements here, ! --- or permit all other traffic out access-list acl_inside permit ip any any access-group acl_inside in interface inside The corresponding outbound lists may be applied, however, ACLs are strongly recommended in lieu of outbound lists. Exploitation and Public Announcements ===================================== This issue is being exploited actively and has been discussed in numerous public announcements and messages. References include: * http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AL20030811.html * http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-20.html Status of This Notice: INTERIM ===================== This is a DRAFT notice. Although Cisco cannot guarantee the accuracy of all statements in this notice, all of the facts have been checked to the best of our ability. Cisco anticipates issuing updated versions of this notice when there is material change in the facts. Distribution ============ This notice will be posted on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030814-blaster.shtml. 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