BENIGNCERTAIN, the proof that the tools stolen to Equation Group are authentic
And shows how the National Security Agency was able to decrypt VPN traffic!
Some days ago, an hackers group named “The Shadow Brokers” has announced to have hacked a group linked to the NSA and dumped a lot of its hacking tools.
The hackers referred to their victims as the Equation Group, a codename for a government hacking group widely believed to be the NSA.
The hackers are also asking for 1 million bitcoin (around $568 million!) in an auction to release more files:
Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction — Invitation
!!! Attention government sponsors of cyber warfare and those who profit from it !!!!
How much you pay for enemies cyber weapons? Not malware you find in networks. Both sides, RAT + LP, full state sponsor tool set? We find cyber weapons made by creators of stuxnet, duqu, flame. Kaspersky calls Equation Group. We follow Equation Group traffic. We find Equation Group source range. We hack Equation Group. We find many many Equation Group cyber weapons. You see pictures. We give you some Equation Group files free, you see. This is good proof no? You enjoy!!! You break many things. You find many intrusions. You write many words. But not all, we are auction the best files.
Picture Urls
https://theshadowbrokers.tumblr.com/
[embed]https://github.com/theshadowbrokers/EQGRP-AUCTION[/embed]
File Urls
- magnet:?xt=urn:btih:40a5f1514514fb67943f137f7fde0a7b5e991f76&tr=http://diftracker.i2p/announce.php
- https://mega.nz/#!zEAU1AQL!oWJ63n-D6lCuCQ4AY0Cv_405hX8kn7MEsa1iLH5UjKU
- https://app.box.com/s/amgkpu1d9ttijyeyw2m4lso3egb4sola
- https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8kvfl4xtj2vr24/EQGRP-Auction-Files.zip
- https://ln.sync.com/dl/5bd1916d0#eet5ufvg-tjijei4j-vtadjk6b-imyg2qkd
- https://yadi.sk/d/QY6smCgTtoNz6
The released files
Exploits
EGREGIOUSBLUNDER A remote code execution exploit for Fortigate firewalls that exploits a HTTP cookie overflow vulnerability. It affects models 60, 60M, 80C, 200A, 300A, 400A, 500A, 620B, 800, 5000, 1000A, 3600, and 3600A. The model of the firewall is detected by examining the ETag in the HTTP headers of the firewall. This is not CVE-2006–6493 as detected by Avast.
ELIGIBLEBACHELOR An exploit for TOPSEC firewalls running the TOS operation system, affecting versions 3.2.100.010, 3.3.001.050, 3.3.002.021 and 3.3.002.030. The attack vector is unknown but it has an XML-like payload that starts with <?tos length=”001e:%8.8x”?>.
ELIGIBLEBOMBSHELL A remote code execution exploit for TOPSEC firewalls that exploits a HTTP cookie command injection vulnerability, affecting versions 3.2.100.010.1_pbc_17_iv_3 to 3.3.005.066.1. Version detection by ETag examination.
WOBBLYLLAMA A payload for the ELIGIBLEBOMBSHELL TOPSEC firewall exploit affecting version 3.3.002.030.8_003.
FLOCKFORWARD A payload for the ELIGIBLEBOMBSHELL TOPSEC firewall exploit affecting version 3.3.005.066.1.
HIDDENTEMPLE A payload for the ELIGIBLEBOMBSHELL TOPSEC firewall exploit affecting version tos_3.2.8840.1.
CONTAINMENTGRID A payload for the ELIGIBLEBOMBSHELL TOPSEC firewall exploit affecting version tos_3.3.005.066.1.
GOTHAMKNIGHT A payload for the ELIGIBLEBOMBSHELL TOPSEC firewall exploit affecting version 3.2.100.010.8_pbc_27. Has no BLATSTING support.
ELIGIBLECANDIDATE A remote code execution exploit for TOPSEC firewalls that exploits a HTTP cookie command injection vulnerability, affecting versions 3.3.005.057.1 to 3.3.010.024.1.
ELIGIBLECONTESTANT A remote code execution exploit for TOPSEC firewalls that exploits a HTTP POST paramter injection vulnerability, affecting versions 3.3.005.057.1 to 3.3.010.024.1. This exploit can be tried after ELIGIBLECANDIDATE.
EPICBANANA A privilege escalation exploit against Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Private Internet eXchange (PIX) devices. Exploitation takes advantage of default Cisco credentials (password: cisco). Affects ASA versions 711, 712, 721, 722, 723, 724, 80432, 804, 805, 822, 823, 824, 825, 831, 832 and PIX versions 711, 712, 721, 722, 723, 724, 804.
ESCALATEPLOWMAN A privilege escalation exploit against WatchGuard firewalls of unknown versions that injects code via the ifconfig command.
EXTRABACON A remote code execution exploit against Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) devices affecting ASA versions 802, 803, 804, 805, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 831, 832, 841, 842, 843, 844. It exploits an overflow vulnerability using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and relies on knowing the target’s uptime and software version.
BOOKISHMUTE An exploit against an unknown firewall using Red Hat 6.0.
FALSEMOREL Allows for the deduction of the “enable” password from data freely offered by an unspecified firewall (likely Cisco) and obtains privileged level access using only the hash of the “enable” password. Requires telnet to be installed on the firewall’s inside interface.
Implants
BLATSTING A firewall software implant that is used with EGREGIOUSBLUNDER (Fortigate) and ELIGIBLEBACHELOR (TOPSEC).
BANANAGLEE A non-persistent firewall software implant for Cisco ASA and PIX devices that is installed by writing the implant directly to memory. Also mentioned in the previously leaked NSA ANT catalogue.
BANANABALLOT A BIOS module associated with an implant (likely BANANAGLEE).
BEECHPONY A firewall implant that is a predecessor of BANANAGLEE.
JETPLOW A firmware persistence implant for Cisco ASA and PIX devices that persists BANANAGLEE. Also mentioned in the previously leaked NSA ANT catalogue.
SCREAMINGPLOW Similar to JETPLOW.
BARGLEE A firewall software implant. Unknown vendor.
BUZZDIRECTION A firewall software implant for Fortigate firewalls.
FEEDTROUGH A technique for persisting BANANAGLEE and ZESTYLEAK implants for Juniper NetScreen firewalls. Also mentioned in the previously leaked NSA ANT catalogue.
JIFFYRAUL A module loaded into Cisco PIX firewalls with BANANAGLEE.
BANNANADAIQUIRI An implant associated with SCREAMINGPLOW. Yes, banana is spelled with three Ns this time.
POLARPAWS A firewall implant. Unknown vendor.
POLARSNEEZE A firewall implant. Unknown vendor.
ZESTYLEAK A firewall software implant for Juniper NetScreen firewalls that is also listed as a module for BANANAGLEE. Also mentioned in the previously leaked NSA ANT catalogue.
SECONDDATE A packet injection module for BANANAGLEE and BARGLEE.
BARPUNCH A module for BANANAGLEE and BARGLEE implants.
BBALL A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BBALLOT A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BBANJO A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BCANDY A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BFLEA A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BMASSACRE A module for BANANAGLEE and BARGLEE implants.
BNSLOG A module for BANANAGLEE and BARGLEE implants.
BPATROL A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BPICKER A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
BPIE A module for BANANAGLEE and BARGLEE implants.
BUSURPER A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
CLUCKLINE A module for BANANAGLEE implants.
Tools
BILLOCEAN Retrieves the serial number of a firewall, to be recorded in operation notes. Used in conjunction with EGREGIOUSBLUNDER for Fortigate firewalls.
FOSHO A Python library for creating HTTP exploits.
BARICE A tool that provides a shell for installing the BARGLEE implant.
DURABLENAPKIN A tool for injecting packets on LANs.
BANANALIAR A tool for connecting to an unspecified implant (likely BANANAGLEE).
PANDAROCK A tool for connecting to a POLARPAWS implant.
TURBOPANDA A tool that can be used to communicate with a HALLUXWATER implant. Also mentioned in the previously leaked NSA ANT catalogue.
TEFLONDOOR A self-destructing post-exploitation shell for executing an arbitrary file. The arbitrary file is first encrypted with a key.
1212/DEHEX Converts hexademical strings to an IP addresses and ports.
XTRACTPLEASING Extracts something from a file and produces a PCAP file as output.
NOPEN A post-exploitation shell consisting of a client and a server that encrypts data using RC6. The server is installed on the target machine.
BENIGNCERTAIN A tool that appears to be for sending certain types of Internet Key Exchange (IKE) packets to a remote host and parsing the response.
The tools are authentic?
Security researcher Mustafa Al-Bassam, in a blog post published Thursday, confirmed to us that the announcement of the The Shadow Brokers is not a bluff: he has documented an hacking tool, codename BENIGNCERTAIN, that targets the Cisco PIX firewall and VPN appliance.
The tool works by sending a packet to the target machine that makes it dump some of its memory. Included in that dump is the VPN’s authentication password, which is used to log into the device.
He named the attack “PixPocket” referring to the devices targeted by the tool
Analysis of the tool shows that it appears to be a remote exploit for Cisco PIX devices that sends an Internet Key Exchange (IKE) packet to the victim machine, causing it to dump some of its memory. The memory dump can then be parsed to extract an RSA private key and other sensitive configuration information.
The tool references Cisco PIX versions 5.2(9) to 6.3(4), which was released in 2004. It is also worth noting that the Cisco PIX line of products are at their end-of-life.
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And so?
Two highlights:
- The leaked tools and exploit are real and authentic
- The National Security Agency for several years was able to decrypt VPN traffic of every company that use cisco products (and a lot of other vendors).
We are being watched…