Worm.Win32.Busan.k Insecure Transit

`Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com (c) 2021  
Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/bcad7aa6cb6cb9d94377cd88acbca1c9.txt  
Contact: [email protected]  
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Threat: Worm.Win32.Busan.k  
Vulnerability: Insecure Communication Protocol  
Description: Busan.k launches a windows cmd console on the infected host so that it can send and receive messages back and forth over TCP port 2121. The worm uses unencrypted plaintext socket communication allowing anyone who can sniff network traffic to read any communications sent or retrieved. This can disclose sensitive information to third-party well positioned attackers.  
Type: PE32  
MD5: bcad7aa6cb6cb9d94377cd88acbca1c9  
Vuln ID: MVID-2021-0185  
Dropped files:   
Disclosure: 04/23/2021  
  
  
Exploit/PoC:  
E.g. Wireshark to sniff communications.  
  
18 24.610339 192.168.88.130 192.168.88.128 TCP 68 56103 → 2121 [PSH, ACK] Seq=1 Ack=1 Win=8212 Len=14  
0000 00 XX XX XX XX XX 00 XX XX XX XX XX 08 00 45 00 ..).....)R....E.  
0010 00 36 cc 00 40 00 80 06 00 00 c0 a8 58 82 c0 a8 [email protected]...  
0020 58 80 db 27 08 49 3c 1a 3c 74 fc c1 08 dd 50 18 X..'.I<.<t....P.  
0030 20 14 32 7c 00 00 70 61 73 73 77 64 20 61 62 63 .2|..passwd abc  
0040 31 32 33 0a 123.  
  
0000 00 XX XX XX XX XX 00 XX XX XX XX XX 08 00 45 00 ..)R....).....E.  
0010 00 34 1e c4 40 00 80 06 a9 ac c0 a8 58 80 c0 a8 [email protected]...  
0020 58 82 08 49 db 27 fc c1 08 dd 3c 1a 3c 82 50 18 X..I.'....<.<.P.  
0030 08 05 50 dc 00 00 49 20 68 61 74 65 20 79 6f 75 ..P...I hate you  
0040 0d 0a ..  
  
0000 00 XX XX XX XX XX 00 XX XX XX XX XX 08 00 45 00 ..).....)R....E.  
0010 00 38 cc 02 40 00 80 06 00 00 c0 a8 58 82 c0 a8 [email protected]...  
0020 58 80 db 27 08 49 3c 1a 3c 82 fc c1 08 e9 50 18 X..'.I<.<.....P.  
0030 20 14 32 7e 00 00 49 20 68 61 74 65 20 79 6f 75 .2~..I hate you  
0040 20 74 6f 6f 21 0a too!.  
  
  
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