[ Thanks to Benjamin
D. Thomas for this link. ]
“This article outlines the importance of monitoring vendor
advisories and applying appropriate software patches when
necessary. It uses the Ramen epidemic as an example showing the
possible effects of poor system administration.”
“Whether you’re a security professional, system administrator,
or average Linux user you’ve probably already heard many of the
stories surrounding the recent outbreak of the Ramen worm. If you
haven’t heard the details, or would like an overview of the
specifics, you may want to skip down to the middle of this paper. I
have answered some of the most common questions and provided
specific information on how to prevent and disable the worm as well
as how it works. Ramen does not only exploit vulnerabilities in
wu-ftpd, nfs, and LRPng, it takes advantage of
lazy/inattentive/irresponsible/naive system administrators.”
“In this paper I answer many questions. What actually enabled
the Ramen worm to be so successful? Who’s responsible? What
knowledge can we take from this situation?”