| Port No | 4156 |
| Service Name | SLAPPER |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | UDP |
| Description | This Linux worm propagates by infiltrating computers running the Apache Web server using the SSL module running on Intel x86 machines. It uses the buffer overflow exploit in OpenSSL 0.9.6d, 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier versions to gain access and control of vulnerable systems. The worm also has the ability to launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack using the User Data Protocol (UDP). |
| Reference Link | SLAPPER |
| Attack | Solution Shut down the Apache Web service. Scan your system Use any available process viewer program to view and terminate the .bugtraq processes |
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