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Linux Lupper.Worm In the WIld

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the inching-its-way-around-the-net dept.

jurt1235 writes "McAfee reports that a Linux worm has been found in the wild. The Linux/Lupper.worm is a derivative of the Linux/Slapper worm which also exists for BSD, just to be crossplatform. From the McAfee description: The worm blindly attacks web servers by sending malicious http requests on port 80. If the target server is running one of the vulnerable scripts at specific URLs and is configured to permit external shell commands and remote file download in the PHP/CGI environment, a copy of the worm could be downloaded and executed."

3 of 363 comments (clear)

  1. Linux what? by psyeye · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So it's just the name of the worm or does anyone seriously think this is a Linux-worm? It's a web-server worm - nothing more than that!


    psyeye

  2. Re:PHP exploit, not directly a linux problem? by xyvimur · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It is admins' problem... Lazy admins...

  3. Here's a cluestick for you by freeweed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's called using the vernacular.

    In a conversation like this, the obvious meaning of the word "Linux" is a fully functioning GNU/Linux distribution, consisting of the major components: the Linux kernel itself, everything related to GNU (apps, glibc, etc), and various 3rd party components as chosen by the distibution maintainer.

    More help here.

    --
    Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.