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🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi & Thomas ReinkeType 
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BugBear backdoor listening on port 36794. Includes key logger, can stop antivirus/firewall. Propagates through email, open Windows shares. Avail info by scanning

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2005 Michel Arboi & Thomas Reinke
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11135");
  script_version("2023-08-01T13:29:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-08-01 13:29:10 +0000 (Tue, 01 Aug 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2001-a-0004");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0154"); # For MS01-020 - should be changed later
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("Bugbear worm");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi & Thomas Reinke");
  script_family("Malware");
  script_require_ports(36794);
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"- Use an Anti-Virus package to remove it.

  - Close your Windows shares

  - Update your IE browser

  See 'Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment'");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"BugBear backdoor is listening on this port.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may connect to it to retrieve secret
  information, e.g. passwords or credit card numbers.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The BugBear worm includes a key logger and can stop
  antivirus or personal firewall software. It propagates itself through email and open
  Windows shares.

  Depending on the antivirus vendor, it is known as: Tanatos,
  I-Worm.Tanatos, NATOSTA.A, W32/Bugbear-A, Tanatos, W32/Bugbear@MM,
  WORM_BUGBEAR.A, Win32.BugBear.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-020");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2524");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32bugbeara.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.ealaddin.com/news/2002/esafe/bugbear.asp");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99728.htm");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://online.securityfocus.com/news/1034");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;329770&");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");

port = 36794;

if (! get_port_state(port)) exit(0);
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (! soc) exit(0);

# We just need to send a 'p' without CR
send(socket: soc, data: "p");
# I never saw a buffer bigger than 247 bytes but as the "ID:" string is
# near the end, we'd better use a big buffer, just in case
r = recv(socket: soc, length: 65536);
close(soc);

if ("ID:" >< r) {
  report = "The Bugbear worm was detected on the target system.";
  security_message(data: report, port: port);
  exit(0);
}

msg = "
This port is usually used by the BugBear backdoor.
Although the scanner was unable to get an answer from the worm,
you'd better check your machine with an up to date
antivirus scanner.";
security_message(port: port, data: msg);

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01 Aug 2023 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.11207
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