SMB Server DOUBLEPULSAR Backdoor / Implant Detection (EternalRocks)
high Nessus Plugin ID 99439
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Synopsis
A backdoor exists on the remote Windows host.Description
Nessus detected the presence of DOUBLEPULSAR on the remote Windows host. DOUBLEPULSAR is one of multiple Equation Group SMB implants and backdoors disclosed on 2017/04/14 by a group known as the Shadow Brokers. The implant allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to use SMB as a covert channel to exfiltrate data, launch remote commands, or execute arbitrary code.EternalRocks is a worm that propagates by utilizing DOUBLEPULSAR.
Solution
Remove the DOUBLEPULSAR backdoor / implant and disable SMBv1.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?43ec89df
https://github.com/countercept/doublepulsar-detection-script
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 99439
File Name: smb_double_pulsar_backdoor_detect.nbin
Version: 1.115
Type: remote
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 4/18/2017
Updated: 11/12/2021
Dependencies: smb_login.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0144
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/login
Excluded KB Items: SMB/not_windows
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2017
Exploitable With
Metasploit (MS17-010 EternalBlue SMB Remote Windows Kernel Pool Corruption)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-0144
BID: 96704