Security outfit McAfee has published details of a Linux worm.

The worm is a modified derivative of the BSD/Scalper worms and spreads by
exploiting web servers hosting vulnerable PHP/CGI scripts.

It blindly attacks webservers by sending malicious http requests on port 80. If
server happens to run one of the vulnerable scripts the worm is copied and sent
out to form a global network of compromised servers which can be used for Zombie
attacks or spambots.

More here:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_136821.htm



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