ELF_CVE20123524.A

May 14, 2016
 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes


  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

13,669 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Initial Samples Received Date:

08 May 2016

Arrival Details

This malware arrives via the following means:

  • possibly deployed by a remote malicious user
  • possibly downloaded by other malware/grayware

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It takes advantage of CVE-2012-3524 to allows local users to gain privilege and execute arbitrary code via DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable