Trojan.Linux.CVE20165195.0NA103DS23

 Analysis by: Francesca Villasanta

 ALIASES:

HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2016-5195.f (KASPERSKY); Exploit:Linux/CVE-2016-5195.C!xp (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • 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.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

9,148 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 May 2023

Payload:

Drops files

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.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • /tmp/passwd.bak

Other Details

This Trojan requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

18.422.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

03 May 2023

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

18.423.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

04 May 2023

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