Sadmind

Sadmind
Common nameBackdoor Sadmind
Aliases
  • sadmind/IIS
  • Worm.PoizonBox[1]
TypeComputer worm
Point of originChina
Operating system(s) affected
Written inEnglish

The Sadmind worm was a computer worm which exploited vulnerabilities in both Sun Microsystems' Solaris (Security Bulletin 00191) and Microsoft's Internet Information Services (MS00-078), for which a patch had been made available seven months earlier. It was discovered on May 8, 2001.[4]

fuck USA Government
fuck PoizonBOx
Message displayed on sites altered by Sadmind worm.

The worm defaced web servers with a message against the United States government[5] and the anti-Chinese cracking group PoizonBOx.[6]

Systems affected by version

Microsoft (IIS):

  • Version 4.0[7]
  • Version 5.0

Sun Microsystems (Solaris):

  • Version 2.3
  • Version 2.4[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sadmind". F-secure. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ "CERT Advisory CA-2001-11: sadmind/IIS Worm". Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute. Archived from the original on 2001-11-07. Retrieved 5 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Microsoft IIS and PWS Extended Unicode Directory Traversal Vulnerability". Security Focus. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Backdoor.Sadmind". Symantec. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Unix/SadMind - Worm - Sophos threat analysis". Accessed January 13, 2008.
  6. ^ Raiu, Costin. "One Sad Mind". Accessed January 13, 2008.
  7. ^ "New Sadmind/IIS Worm Defaces Websites and Compromises Internet Security". e-Corp. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Malware FAQ: Sadmind/IIS Worm". SANS. Retrieved 2019-10-06.

External links

  • CERT Advisory CA-2001-11
  • CERT Vulnerability Note VU#28934
  • Symantec Rates Sadmind/IIS Worm a One In Severity - Risk Impact of Security Vulnerability Resulting From Worm Exploit Rated as High
  • Solaris Worm Attacks IIS Servers
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sadmind&oldid=1221434032"