The Top 10/20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities – A Primer Randy Marchany VA Tech Computing Center The SANS Institute COVITS 2000

Introduction This presentation is designed to give you a brief overview of the top 10 most critical Internet Security threats. These aren’t the only threats…. just the most common at the moment. Hopefully, we’ll eliminate these threats and create a new list next year. The Top 10 and Top 20 documents are in Appendix A of this presentation.

This presentation is designed to give you a brief overview of the top 10 most critical Internet Security threats.

These aren’t the only threats…. just the most common at the moment.

Hopefully, we’ll eliminate these threats and create a new list next year.

The Top 10 and Top 20 documents are in Appendix A of this presentation.

Introduction We’ll review the original Top 10 list first We’ll review the new items in the Top 20 We’ll also provide a list of common ports to filter or monitor.

We’ll review the original Top 10 list first

We’ll review the new items in the Top 20

We’ll also provide a list of common ports to filter or monitor.

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later E = D + R E = amount of time you’re exposed D = amount of time it takes to detect an attack R = amount of time it takes to react to an attack Easiest way to calculate the cost of an Incident Multiply average hourly wage * Time * People

E = D + R

E = amount of time you’re exposed

D = amount of time it takes to detect an attack

R = amount of time it takes to react to an attack

Easiest way to calculate the cost of an Incident

Multiply average hourly wage * Time * People

Why Are We Vulnerable? Computer systems and programs have become more complex in the past 25 years. Quality control hasn’t been able to keep up due to market pressures, programming skill deficiencies, etc. Most of these programs/systems are based on code that was never intended to be “production” quality.They were “proof of concept” programs that became the basis of production systems.

Computer systems and programs have become more complex in the past 25 years.

Quality control hasn’t been able to keep up due to market pressures, programming skill deficiencies, etc.

Most of these programs/systems are based on code that was never intended to be “production” quality.They were “proof of concept” programs that became the basis of production systems.

So Many Systems, Not Enough Time….. 2.3 million hosts are connected to the Net each month. There aren’t 2.3 million sysadmins. Something has to give…. Unfortunately, it’s the sysadmin. Not enough training, too many conflicting demands on their time. The Prime Directive: Keep the system up! Patch the system? When I have time….

2.3 million hosts are connected to the Net each month. There aren’t 2.3 million sysadmins. Something has to give….

Unfortunately, it’s the sysadmin.

Not enough training, too many conflicting demands on their time.

The Prime Directive: Keep the system up!

Patch the system? When I have time….

Hacking = Rocket Science? Not! Any good hacker can write the attack tool. The real skill is making so easy to use that a CEO could launch the attack. There are lots of hacker WWW sites where you can get these tools. These sites try to outdo each other by designing the best, baddest, user-friendly site.

Any good hacker can write the attack tool. The real skill is making so easy to use that a CEO could launch the attack.

There are lots of hacker WWW sites where you can get these tools. These sites try to outdo each other by designing the best, baddest, user-friendly site.

Why Are the Attacks Successful? We didn’t close all the doors because we’re too busy doing “real” stuff. If the hackers got caught, we didn’t punish them. It would be too embarrassing to admit we got hit. Our Incident Response Plans were inadequate.

We didn’t close all the doors because we’re too busy doing “real” stuff.

If the hackers got caught, we didn’t punish them. It would be too embarrassing to admit we got hit. Our Incident Response Plans were inadequate.

Why Are the Attacks Successful? The attack designers studied (cased) the target code carefully. A lot of attacks are based on Buffer Overflows. Example: a program expects 80 input characters max. You give it 5000 characters. How does the code handle it?

The attack designers studied (cased) the target code carefully.

A lot of attacks are based on Buffer Overflows.

Example: a program expects 80 input characters max. You give it 5000 characters. How does the code handle it?

Some Pointers About the Lists Each item in the list is divided into 4 parts A description of the vulnerability The systems affected by the vulnerability A CVE number identifying the vulnerability Some suggested corrections

Each item in the list is divided into 4 parts

A description of the vulnerability

The systems affected by the vulnerability

A CVE number identifying the vulnerability

Some suggested corrections

Some Pointers about the Lists What’s a CVE number? CVE = Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures reference number that is used to uniquely identify a vulnerability. It’s like the Dewey Decimal #’s that are used in the library. You can go to any library and find the same book using the same Dewey catalog number CVE’s does the same for vulnerabilities.

What’s a CVE number?

CVE = Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures reference number that is used to uniquely identify a vulnerability.

It’s like the Dewey Decimal #’s that are used in the library. You can go to any library and find the same book using the same Dewey catalog number

CVE’s does the same for vulnerabilities.

Some More Pointers about the Lists Ports to block/monitor at the firewall are provided at the end of the Top 20 list. Remember this only works for EXTERNAL attacks. Internal attacks need additional security measures.

Ports to block/monitor at the firewall are provided at the end of the Top 20 list.

Remember this only works for EXTERNAL attacks. Internal attacks need additional security measures.

Some More Pointers about the Lists Automated Scanning for the Top 20 SARA – freeware scanning tool designed specifically for this. See http://www. cisecurity .org Commercial scanners are becoming available. Links to ICAT Vulnerability Index Each entry is linked to the NIST ICAT indexing service. ICAT entries contain a short description of the vulnerability and other info.

Automated Scanning for the Top 20

SARA – freeware scanning tool designed specifically for this. See http://www. cisecurity .org

Commercial scanners are becoming available.

Links to ICAT Vulnerability Index

Each entry is linked to the NIST ICAT indexing service. ICAT entries contain a short description of the vulnerability and other info.

Item #1: BIND All Internet systems have a hostname and an IP address. Every home is known by its address and who lives in it. “hey, is that Randy’s house?” “Yeah, it’s at 24 Main St.” “ Randy’s house” = hostname “ 24 Main St.” = IP address BIND ( B erkeley In ternet D omain) maps hostnames to IP addresses. It’s the set of “phone books” of the Internet.

All Internet systems have a hostname and an IP address.

Every home is known by its address and who lives in it. “hey, is that Randy’s house?” “Yeah, it’s at 24 Main St.”

“ Randy’s house” = hostname

“ 24 Main St.” = IP address

BIND ( B erkeley In ternet D omain) maps hostnames to IP addresses.

It’s the set of “phone books” of the Internet.

Item #1: BIND Every network needs a couple of systems that run BIND. They’re called nameservers . Old versions of BIND have security holes.The nameservers aren’t always up-to-date. They were when they were installed but that was years ago. It works so why fix it? Right? Wrong!

Every network needs a couple of systems that run BIND. They’re called nameservers .

Old versions of BIND have security holes.The nameservers aren’t always up-to-date. They were when they were installed but that was years ago. It works so why fix it? Right? Wrong!

Item #1: BIND The Danger: Hackers get full control of the nameserver and can use it for anything they want. A Solution Make sure your version is higher than BIND 8.2.2 patch level 5

The Danger:

Hackers get full control of the nameserver and can use it for anything they want.

A Solution

Make sure your version is higher than BIND 8.2.2 patch level 5

Item #2: CGI Scripts CGI = Common Gateway Interface It’s the language that programmers use to display and read your input to a WWW based form. Not everyone knows how to use it so WWW server vendors supply examples. The examples have security holes in them. Some CGI programmers haven’t checked their code.

CGI = Common Gateway Interface

It’s the language that programmers use to display and read your input to a WWW based form.

Not everyone knows how to use it so WWW server vendors supply examples.

The examples have security holes in them. Some CGI programmers haven’t checked their code.

The Second Item – CGI Scripts All Web servers could be affected by this “feature”. The Danger Your WWW pages could be changed a la DOJ, CIA, FBI, Valujet. Your WWW server could be used to attack other sites A Solution Remove unsafe CGI scripts from the WWW server

All Web servers could be affected by this “feature”.

The Danger

Your WWW pages could be changed a la DOJ, CIA, FBI, Valujet.

Your WWW server could be used to attack other sites

A Solution

Remove unsafe CGI scripts from the WWW server

Item #3: Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) RPC allows a computer to run a program on another computer. It’s used by computers that share files between them. Many client – server systems depend on the use of RPC calls. Unix systems (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Tru64, Irix) were primarily affected but any computer that uses the RPC subsystem is vulnerable

RPC allows a computer to run a program on another computer.

It’s used by computers that share files between them.

Many client – server systems depend on the use of RPC calls.

Unix systems (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Tru64, Irix) were primarily affected but any computer that uses the RPC subsystem is vulnerable

Item #3: Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) The Danger: Older versions of RPC have security weaknesses that allow hackers to gain full control of your computer(s). A Solution Disable the RPC services if you don’t use them Install the latest vendor patches

The Danger:

Older versions of RPC have security weaknesses that allow hackers to gain full control of your computer(s).

A Solution

Disable the RPC services if you don’t use them

Install the latest vendor patches

Item #4: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Windows NT and Windows 2000 Web servers use IIS to support web services. IIS has a component called Remote Data Services (RDS) that could allow a hacker to run remote commands with administrator privileges. Code Red, NIMDA

Windows NT and Windows 2000 Web servers use IIS to support web services.

IIS has a component called Remote Data Services (RDS) that could allow a hacker to run remote commands with administrator privileges.

Code Red, NIMDA

Item #4: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) The Danger: A hacker can run commands on another system without having to access it directly. A Solution: Read the Microsoft technical bulletins that describe how to fix the problem

The Danger:

A hacker can run commands on another system without having to access it directly.

A Solution:

Read the Microsoft technical bulletins that describe how to fix the problem

Item #5: Sendmail Weakness Sendmail is one of the original Internet email programs. It was a graduate programming project that was never designed to work in a “production” environment. It became the defacto standard. Pre-version 8.10 had security problems Some vendors still ship Sendmail v5.65! Most vendors shipped their systems with these older versions.

Sendmail is one of the original Internet email programs.

It was a graduate programming project that was never designed to work in a “production” environment.

It became the defacto standard.

Pre-version 8.10 had security problems

Some vendors still ship Sendmail v5.65!

Most vendors shipped their systems with these older versions.

Item #5: Sendmail Weakness The 1988 Internet Worm exploited a problem in sendmail.There are a lot of systems that still run that version of sendmail. Why? It works! The Danger: Hackers can run commands on your systems without ever logging into your system. Hackers can take over your machine. A Solution: Update to the latest version of sendmail

The 1988 Internet Worm exploited a problem in sendmail.There are a lot of systems that still run that version of sendmail. Why? It works!

The Danger:

Hackers can run commands on your systems without ever logging into your system. Hackers can take over your machine.

A Solution:

Update to the latest version of sendmail

Item #6: sadmind and mountd Sadmind is used by Solaris applications to run distributed sysadmin operations. It executes the request on the server from a client program. Sounds like RPC? It is. Mountd controls file sharing across the network using NFS. This is the program that “attaches” a remote disk to your computer.

Sadmind is used by Solaris applications to run distributed sysadmin operations. It executes the request on the server from a client program. Sounds like RPC? It is.

Mountd controls file sharing across the network using NFS. This is the program that “attaches” a remote disk to your computer.

Item #6: sadmind and mountd The Danger: Hackers can cause these programs to give them access to root. They can take over your machine. This was one of the primary ways hackers used to set up the systems used in the recent DDOS attacks against Yahoo, CNN and other sites. A Solution: Install the latest vendor patches for sadmind and mountd.

The Danger:

Hackers can cause these programs to give them access to root. They can take over your machine.

This was one of the primary ways hackers used to set up the systems used in the recent DDOS attacks against Yahoo, CNN and other sites.

A Solution:

Install the latest vendor patches for sadmind and mountd.

Item #7: Global File Sharing You can share files between computers using tools like Network Neighborhood (Windows), AppleShare(Macintosh) or NFS(Unix). By default, the access is read-write .

You can share files between computers using tools like Network Neighborhood (Windows), AppleShare(Macintosh) or NFS(Unix).

By default, the access is read-write .

Item #7: Global File Sharing Anyone on the same network could access your files. In the old days, the network was small but now the network is the Internet so anyone anywhere in the world could access your files if you let them. The problem is that you don’t always know that you’re letting them.

Anyone on the same network could access your files. In the old days, the network was small but now the network is the Internet so anyone anywhere in the world could access your files if you let them.

The problem is that you don’t always know that you’re letting them.

Item #7: Global File Sharing This is a real danger to homes that have direct connect modems. The Danger: People can get access to your personal data, for example, your checking account data (if you use MSMoney), your email, etc. A Solution: Make sure you know what you’re sharing. Make sure you know who’s sharing the data with you.

This is a real danger to homes that have direct connect modems.

The Danger:

People can get access to your personal data, for example, your checking account data (if you use MSMoney), your email, etc.

A Solution:

Make sure you know what you’re sharing.

Make sure you know who’s sharing the data with you.

Item #8: User Accounts with No Passwords Some systems come with demo or guest accounts with no passwords or well known passwords. The initial/default password for VMS system manager account, SYSTEM was MANAGER. The initial password for the Field Service account, FIELD, was SERVICE.

Some systems come with demo or guest accounts with no passwords or well known passwords.

The initial/default password for VMS system manager account, SYSTEM was MANAGER. The initial password for the Field Service account, FIELD, was SERVICE.

Item #8: User Accounts with No Passwords People forgot to change these passwords. The first thing hackers do is check to see if the defaults passwords were changed. Why waste a lot of effort if the door is unlocked?

People forgot to change these passwords.

The first thing hackers do is check to see if the defaults passwords were changed. Why waste a lot of effort if the door is unlocked?

Item #8: User Accounts with No Passwords The Danger: Someone can get complete control of your system. Someone can get access to your system via a general accounts and then run exploit tools on your systems to get full control of your system. A Solution: Change your root, administrator passwords before the systems goes into production. Run a password checking program to discover who has weak passwords on your system. Do it before the hackers do!

The Danger:

Someone can get complete control of your system.

Someone can get access to your system via a general accounts and then run exploit tools on your systems to get full control of your system.

A Solution:

Change your root, administrator passwords before the systems goes into production.

Run a password checking program to discover who has weak passwords on your system. Do it before the hackers do!

Item #9: IMAP, POP Vulnerabilities IMAP and POP are two common email protocols that provide additional features to email users. They allow users to access their email accounts from anywhere on the Internet.

IMAP and POP are two common email protocols that provide additional features to email users.

They allow users to access their email accounts from anywhere on the Internet.

Item #9: IMAP, POP Vulnerabilities Firewalls usually allow email using these services to pass through the firewall. Quality control of the software is inconsistent most of the time.

Firewalls usually allow email using these services to pass through the firewall.

Quality control of the software is inconsistent most of the time.

Item#9: IMAP, POP Vulnerabilities The Danger: Hackers can gain access to your internal network if they can subvert IMAP or POP mail server systems. If successful, they gain complete control of your system. A Solution: Make sure you’ve installed the latest patches. Run the services on your mail servers only.

The Danger:

Hackers can gain access to your internal network if they can subvert IMAP or POP mail server systems.

If successful, they gain complete control of your system.

A Solution:

Make sure you’ve installed the latest patches.

Run the services on your mail servers only.

Item #10: SNMP Vulnerabilities Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used by network managers to monitor the status, performance and availability of the network. The Net Mgrs can remotely manage their routers, printers, systems using SNMP.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used by network managers to monitor the status, performance and availability of the network.

The Net Mgrs can remotely manage their routers, printers, systems using SNMP.

Item #10: SNMP Vulnerabilities SNMP has very weak authentication. Its default “password” is “private”. Everyone knows this.

SNMP has very weak authentication. Its default “password” is “private”.

Everyone knows this.

Item #10: SNMP Vulnerabilities The Danger: Hackers can gain control of network devices such as routers. They could shut them down. They can map your network w/o your knowledge. A Solution: Pick strong community strings (passwords) for your SNMP devices. Make the MIBs read only.

The Danger:

Hackers can gain control of network devices such as routers. They could shut them down.

They can map your network w/o your knowledge.

A Solution:

Pick strong community strings (passwords) for your SNMP devices.

Make the MIBs read only.

Summary Most of the successful system and network attacks exploit a small set of vulnerabilities. The Top 10 list briefly describes this set of vulnerabilities and gives you references to learning more about them. More importantly, it gives you some suggested fixes for the problem. Our individual security depends on our mutual security.

Most of the successful system and network attacks exploit a small set of vulnerabilities.

The Top 10 list briefly describes this set of vulnerabilities and gives you references to learning more about them.

More importantly, it gives you some suggested fixes for the problem.

Our individual security depends on our mutual security.

The SANS/FBI Top 20 List If we had fixed the top 10, there wouldn’t be a top 20. 

Top 20 List Organization Vulnerabilities that affect all systems Unix/Linux Windows Mac Mainframes Windows Vulnerabilities Unix Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities that affect all systems

Unix/Linux

Windows

Mac

Mainframes

Windows Vulnerabilities

Unix Vulnerabilities

Top 20 Summary General – Affects all Systems G1: Default OS Installations G2: Accounts with Weak or No Passwords G3: Non-existent or Incomplete Backups G4: Large Number of Open Ports G5: Incorrect Ingress/Egress Packet Filtering G6: Non-existent or Incomplete Logging G7: Vulnerable CGI Programs

General – Affects all Systems

G1: Default OS Installations

G2: Accounts with Weak or No Passwords

G3: Non-existent or Incomplete Backups

G4: Large Number of Open Ports

G5: Incorrect Ingress/Egress Packet Filtering

G6: Non-existent or Incomplete Logging

G7: Vulnerable CGI Programs

Top 20 Summary Windows W1: Unicode Vulnerability W2: ISAPI Extension Buffer Overflows W3: IIS RDS Exploit W4: Unprotected NETBIOS Shares W5: Null Sessions W6: Weak Hashing in SAM (LM Hash)

Windows

W1: Unicode Vulnerability

W2: ISAPI Extension Buffer Overflows

W3: IIS RDS Exploit

W4: Unprotected NETBIOS Shares

W5: Null Sessions

W6: Weak Hashing in SAM (LM Hash)

Top 20 Summary Unix U1: RPC buffer Overflows U2: Sendmail Vulnerabilities U3: BIND U4: R Commands U5: LPD Buffer Overflow U6: sadmind mountd Buffer Overflow U7: Default SNMP

Unix

U1: RPC buffer Overflows

U2: Sendmail Vulnerabilities

U3: BIND

U4: R Commands

U5: LPD Buffer Overflow

U6: sadmind mountd Buffer Overflow

U7: Default SNMP

G1: Default OS Installations OS and application installs are not configured for security Vendor Philosophy Better to enable all functions than require the user to turn them on individually. Convenience vs. Security: Who wins? 

OS and application installs are not configured for security

Vendor Philosophy

Better to enable all functions than require the user to turn them on individually.

Convenience vs. Security: Who wins? 

G1: Default OS Installations System Impacted All Unix, Linux, Windows, MacOS are vulnerable to some degree. Windows, SGI are more open than normal.

System Impacted

All Unix, Linux, Windows, MacOS are vulnerable to some degree. Windows, SGI are more open than normal.

G1: Default OS Installations Are you vulnerable? If you use default vendor installation programs then you are vulnerable. Extra extra service/tool installed that is not needed is another window into your system.

Are you vulnerable?

If you use default vendor installation programs then you are vulnerable.

Extra extra service/tool installed that is not needed is another window into your system.

G1: Default OS Installations How to protect? Remove unnecessary software/services asap. Install minimum then add. This can be automated using Minimum Installation guidelines. Use the CIS Security Benchmark tools for your OS.

How to protect?

Remove unnecessary software/services asap.

Install minimum then add. This can be automated using Minimum Installation guidelines.

Use the CIS Security Benchmark tools for your OS.

G3: Non-existent, Incomplete Backups Recovery from an incidents requires up-to-date backup. Have you verified the backups actually work? Offsite? 9/11 proved this. How long does it take to RESTORE the data? What is the data xfer rate of your tape drives? Systems Impacted Any critical system

Recovery from an incidents requires up-to-date backup.

Have you verified the backups actually work?

Offsite? 9/11 proved this.

How long does it take to RESTORE the data? What is the data xfer rate of your tape drives?

Systems Impacted

Any critical system

G3: Non-existent, Incomplete Backups Am I vulnerable? Check backup procedures. Is the backup interval acceptable? Are the systems being backup up according to procedure? Off site storage? Procedures? Restoration tested and verified?

Am I vulnerable?

Check backup procedures.

Is the backup interval acceptable?

Are the systems being backup up according to procedure?

Off site storage? Procedures?

Restoration tested and verified?

G3: Non-existent, Incomplete Backups How to Protect Daily backups Monthly backups should be verified.

How to Protect

Daily backups

Monthly backups should be verified.

G4: Large Number of Open Ports The more ports open, the more ways to get into the system. Related to Default OS install vulnerability. Systems Impacted Any system that used a vendor default installation program.

The more ports open, the more ways to get into the system.

Related to Default OS install vulnerability.

Systems Impacted

Any system that used a vendor default installation program.

G4: Large Number of Open Ports Am I vulnerable? Use netstat command to list open ports. Run a port scanner (nmap, Nessus) against your system. Match open ports to legitimate services provided by the machine. If no match, then it’s an unnecessary service.

Am I vulnerable?

Use netstat command to list open ports.

Run a port scanner (nmap, Nessus) against your system.

Match open ports to legitimate services provided by the machine. If no match, then it’s an unnecessary service.

G4: Large Number of Open Ports How to protect myself Unix: modify /etc/inetd.conf Windows NT/2000 : use fport from www. foundstone .com to list the ports. Windows XP: netstat –o command

How to protect myself

Unix: modify /etc/inetd.conf

Windows NT/2000 : use fport from www. foundstone .com to list the ports.

Windows XP: netstat –o command

G5: Incorrect Ingress/Egress Router Filters Description IP spoofing hides the attacker. Numerous attacks (Smurf, mail forgery) use this technique. Systems Impacted Unix, Windows, Mac, Routers

Description

IP spoofing hides the attacker.

Numerous attacks (Smurf, mail forgery) use this technique.

Systems Impacted

Unix, Windows, Mac, Routers

G5: Incorrect Ingress/Egress Router Filters Am I vulnerable? Send a spoofed packet and see if it’s blocked and logged. .

Am I vulnerable?

Send a spoofed packet and see if it’s blocked and logged.

.

G5: Incorrect Ingress/Egress Router Filters How to Protect Incoming packets must not have SRC of your internal network. It must have a DST of your internal network. Outbound packets must have a SRC of your internal network. Outbound packets must not have a DST of your internal net. No packet should have SRC/DST of a private address or address listed in RFC1918.. Block any source routed packet with IP options set

How to Protect

Incoming packets must not have SRC of your internal network. It must have a DST of your internal network.

Outbound packets must have a SRC of your internal network. Outbound packets must not have a DST of your internal net.

No packet should have SRC/DST of a private address or address listed in RFC1918..

Block any source routed packet with IP options set

G6: Non-existent, Incomplete Logging Description You can’t detect an attack if you don’t know what’s going on your network. Logs are business records! Systems Impacted All system and network devices

Description

You can’t detect an attack if you don’t know what’s going on your network.

Logs are business records!

Systems Impacted

All system and network devices

G6: Non-existent, Incomplete Logging Am I vulnerable? Are there logs for the critical assets? How to Protect? Set up local and central logging. Save on CD or other Read-Only device.

Am I vulnerable?

Are there logs for the critical assets?

How to Protect?

Set up local and central logging.

Save on CD or other Read-Only device.

W1: Unicode – Web Server Traversal Description Unicode provides a unique number for every character regardless of the the platform, program or language. You can send IIS a carefully constructed URL with an invalid Unicode sequence that will let an attacker see any file anywhere on the system. You can run programs as well.

Description

Unicode provides a unique number for every character regardless of the the platform, program or language.

You can send IIS a carefully constructed URL with an invalid Unicode sequence that will let an attacker see any file anywhere on the system.

You can run programs as well.

W1: Unicode – Web Server Traversal Systems Impacted Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 Windows 2000 server with IIS 5.0 with no SP2 CVE-2000-0884

Systems Impacted

Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0

Windows 2000 server with IIS 5.0 with no SP2

CVE-2000-0884

W1: Unicode – Web Server Traversal Am I vulnerable? Unpatched version of IIS? Yes! Did you install MS00-057, MS00-078, MS00-086, MS00-026, MS00-044, SP2? Yes, then ok.

Am I vulnerable?

Unpatched version of IIS? Yes!

Did you install MS00-057, MS00-078, MS00-086, MS00-026, MS00-044, SP2? Yes, then ok.

W1: Unicode – Web Server Traversal Enter: http://victim/scripts/..%c0% af ../ winnt /system32/ cmd .exe?/c+dir+c: If you removed scripts dir, then it’ll fail. Replace scripts with whatever you named your script directory.

Enter: http://victim/scripts/..%c0% af ../ winnt /system32/ cmd .exe?/c+dir+c:

If you removed scripts dir, then it’ll fail. Replace scripts with whatever you named your script directory.

W1: Unicode – Web Server Traversal How to Protect Install latest Microsoft patches. See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-78.asp Install IIS lockdown tool if you want. Don’t use IIS for critical functions, IMHO.

How to Protect

Install latest Microsoft patches. See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-78.asp

Install IIS lockdown tool if you want.

Don’t use IIS for critical functions, IMHO.

W2: ISAPI Extension Buffer Overflows Description Several ISAPI extensions are installed by default when you install IIS. This allows developers to extend IIS by using DLLs. Several DLLs, idq.dll, have errors that allow buffer overflow attacks. This lets an attacker take full control of your IIS server.

Description

Several ISAPI extensions are installed by default when you install IIS. This allows developers to extend IIS by using DLLs.

Several DLLs, idq.dll, have errors that allow buffer overflow attacks.

This lets an attacker take full control of your IIS server.

W2: ISAPI Extension Buffer Overflows Systems Impacted Windows 2000 running Index Server 2.0, Indexing Service Windows 2000 server, Adv. Server, Server Data Center Edition, Professional

Systems Impacted

Windows 2000 running Index Server 2.0, Indexing Service

Windows 2000 server, Adv. Server, Server Data Center Edition, Professional

W2: ISAPI Extension Buffer Overflows Am I vulnerable? SP2 installed? No, then you are. Installed MS01-023, MS01-033, MS01-044, MS01-033, MS01-044, NT4.0 Security Roll-up Package? Yes, then ok. How to Fix Install latest patches from Microsoft. Unmap unnecessary ISAPI extensions

Am I vulnerable?

SP2 installed? No, then you are.

Installed MS01-023, MS01-033, MS01-044, MS01-033, MS01-044, NT4.0 Security Roll-up Package? Yes, then ok.

How to Fix

Install latest patches from Microsoft.

Unmap unnecessary ISAPI extensions

W5: Null Session Connections Description Null Session (anonymous login) lets you get info over the net about shares, etc. When 1 machine needs something from another, it uses the local SYSTEM (LocalSystem, W2K) account to open a null session to the remote system. Hackers can use Null logins to gain access to SYSTEM. This has no password.

Description

Null Session (anonymous login) lets you get info over the net about shares, etc. When 1 machine needs something from another, it uses the local SYSTEM (LocalSystem, W2K) account to open a null session to the remote system. Hackers can use Null logins to gain access to SYSTEM.

This has no password.

W5: Null Session Connections Systems Impacted Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Am I vulnerable? Go to http:// grc .com and click on the ShieldsUP link to see your system’s SMB exposure.

Systems Impacted

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000

Am I vulnerable?

Go to http:// grc .com and click on the ShieldsUP link to see your system’s SMB exposure.

W5: Null Session Connections How to Protect Needed for Domain Controllers Block TCP/UDP 139, 445 on the network Never allow Internet users to access any internal DC.

How to Protect

Needed for Domain Controllers

Block TCP/UDP 139, 445 on the network

Never allow Internet users to access any internal DC.

W6: Weak Hashing in SAM Description LAN Manager passwords have very weak encryption. LM passwords are truncated to 14 characters, padded with spaces to 14 characters, converted to all Upper case, split into 2 seven character pieces. Crackers only have to do 2 upper case seven characters passwords.

Description

LAN Manager passwords have very weak encryption.

LM passwords are truncated to 14 characters, padded with spaces to 14 characters, converted to all Upper case, split into 2 seven character pieces.

Crackers only have to do 2 upper case seven characters passwords.

W6: Weak Hashing in SAM Systems Impacted Windows NT, Windows 2000 Am I vulnerable? Running default installation of NT or W2K? Yes because LM is created by default.

Systems Impacted

Windows NT, Windows 2000

Am I vulnerable?

Running default installation of NT or W2K? Yes because LM is created by default.

W6: Weak Hashing in SAM How to Protect? Disable LAN Manager Use NTLMv2 (version 2 LM) Read Technet article “ How to Disable LM Authentication on Windows NT [Q147706]

How to Protect?

Disable LAN Manager

Use NTLMv2 (version 2 LM)

Read Technet article “ How to Disable LM Authentication on Windows NT [Q147706]

U4: R Commands Description If a user logins from a trusted system, then no password is needed to gain access to your system. rlogin, rsh, rcp Used by Network Appliance vendors with no concept of security. Systems Impacted Any Unix/Linux system

Description

If a user logins from a trusted system, then no password is needed to gain access to your system.

rlogin, rsh, rcp

Used by Network Appliance vendors with no concept of security.

Systems Impacted

Any Unix/Linux system

U4: R Commands Am I vulnerable? Look for .rhosts, /etc/hosts.equiv files. If there, then yes. How to Protect Disable r-command in /etc/inetd.conf. Fire any one who wants to use it for they have no concept of security.

Am I vulnerable?

Look for .rhosts, /etc/hosts.equiv files. If there, then yes.

How to Protect

Disable r-command in /etc/inetd.conf.

Fire any one who wants to use it for they have no concept of security.

U5: LPD Description The in.lpd program provides local printer services for Unix users. It listens on port 515 for incoming requests but has a buffer overflow vulnerability allowing root access. Systems Impacted Solaris 2.6-8 Linux

Description

The in.lpd program provides local printer services for Unix users.

It listens on port 515 for incoming requests but has a buffer overflow vulnerability allowing root access.

Systems Impacted

Solaris 2.6-8

Linux

U5:LPD Am I vulnerable? Are you running unpatched version of lpd? Yes, then you are. How to Protect Install latest Solaris or Linux patches. Disable print service in /etc/inetd.conf Block access to port 515 Install TCP Wrappers, Portsentry

Am I vulnerable?

Are you running unpatched version of lpd? Yes, then you are.

How to Protect

Install latest Solaris or Linux patches.

Disable print service in /etc/inetd.conf

Block access to port 515

Install TCP Wrappers, Portsentry

Common Vulnerable Ports Common ports probed/attacked Block or log all access to these ports as necessary. Login services telnet: 23/tcp FTP: 21/tcp NetBIOS: 139/tcp Ssh: 22/tcp r-commands: 512-514/tcp RPC/NFS Portmap/rpcbind: 111/tcp/udp NFS: 2049/tcp/udp lockd: 4045/tcp/udp

Common ports probed/attacked

Block or log all access to these ports as necessary.

Login services

telnet: 23/tcp FTP: 21/tcp NetBIOS: 139/tcp

Ssh: 22/tcp r-commands: 512-514/tcp

RPC/NFS

Portmap/rpcbind: 111/tcp/udp

NFS: 2049/tcp/udp lockd: 4045/tcp/udp

Common Vulnerable Ports NetBIOS: 135/tcp/udp, 137/udp, 138/udp, 139/tcp, 445/tcp/udp X-Windows: 6000-6255/tcp DNS: 53/udp, LDAP: 389/tcp/udp Mail SMTP: 25/tcp POP: 109/tcp, 110/tcp IMAP: 143/tcp WWW HTTP: 80/’tcp SSL:443/tcp

NetBIOS: 135/tcp/udp, 137/udp, 138/udp, 139/tcp, 445/tcp/udp

X-Windows: 6000-6255/tcp

DNS: 53/udp, LDAP: 389/tcp/udp

Mail

SMTP: 25/tcp POP: 109/tcp, 110/tcp

IMAP: 143/tcp

WWW

HTTP: 80/’tcp SSL:443/tcp

Common Vulnerable Ports Small Services Ports < 20/tcp/udp Time: 37/tcp/udp Miscellaneous TFTP: 69/udp finger: 79/tcp NNTP: 119/tcp NTP: 123/tcp LPD: 515/tcp syslog: 514/udp SNMP: 161/tcp/udp, 162/tcp/udp BGP: 179/tcp SOCKS: 1080/tcp ICMP: Block incoming echo requests, outgoing echo reply, time exceeded, destination unreachable. This breaks ping.

Small Services

Ports < 20/tcp/udp

Time: 37/tcp/udp

Miscellaneous

TFTP: 69/udp finger: 79/tcp NNTP: 119/tcp

NTP: 123/tcp LPD: 515/tcp syslog: 514/udp

SNMP: 161/tcp/udp, 162/tcp/udp

BGP: 179/tcp SOCKS: 1080/tcp

ICMP:

Block incoming echo requests, outgoing echo reply, time exceeded, destination unreachable. This breaks ping.

Summary You won’t eliminate all of your exposure by closing these 20 holes. Constant vigilance and awareness is the best defense. The consequences of failure could drive your company out of business. There’ll be another top 20 items to inspect in the future but at least we got rid of these items.

You won’t eliminate all of your exposure by closing these 20 holes. Constant vigilance and awareness is the best defense.

The consequences of failure could drive your company out of business.

There’ll be another top 20 items to inspect in the future but at least we got rid of these items.

References The complete Top 20 document can be found in the appendix. Some WWW sites to visit: http://security.vt.edu www.sans.org www.cert.org www. nipc . gov www. securityfocus .com Packetstormsecurity.org www.cornell.edu/CPL

The complete Top 20 document can be found in the appendix.

Some WWW sites to visit:

http://security.vt.edu

www.sans.org

www.cert.org

www. nipc . gov

www. securityfocus .com

Packetstormsecurity.org

www.cornell.edu/CPL