ELF_MAYHEM.A

October 19, 2014
 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
 ALIASES:

Troj/Mayhem-B (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Linux, UNIX

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2,784 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Oct 2014

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for ELF shared object files that export functions capable of exploiting CVE-2014-6271. The address and port of the target computer, as well as the custom payload of the exploit are passed as parameters to the exported functions.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.932.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 Jul 2014

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ELF_MAYHEM.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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