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Modification of OpenSSH Binaries

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Modification of OpenSSH Binaries

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Adversaries may modify SSH related binaries for persistence or credential access by patching sensitive functions to enable unauthorized access or by logging SSH credentials for exfiltration.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

auditbeat-*
logs-endpoint.events.*
endgame-*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

https://blog.angelalonso.es/2016/09/anatomy-of-real-linux-intrusion-part-ii.html

Tags:

Domain: Endpoint
OS: Linux
Use Case: Threat Detection
Tactic: Credential Access
Tactic: Persistence
Tactic: Lateral Movement
Data Source: Elastic Endgame
Data Source: Elastic Defend

Version: 107

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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event.category:file and host.os.type:linux and event.type:change and
  process.name:(* and not (dnf or dnf-automatic or dpkg or yum or rpm or yum-cron or anacron)) and
  (file.path:(/usr/bin/scp or
                /usr/bin/sftp or
                /usr/bin/ssh or
                /usr/sbin/sshd) or
  file.name:libkeyutils.so) and
  not process.executable:/usr/share/elasticsearch/*

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
Technique:
- Name: Create or Modify System Process
- ID: T1543
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/
Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
Technique:
- Name: Modify Authentication Process
- ID: T1556
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1556/
Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
Sub-technique:
- Name: SSH
- ID: T1021.004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/004/
Technique:
- Name: Remote Service Session Hijacking
- ID: T1563
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1563/
Sub-technique:
- Name: SSH Hijacking
- ID: T1563.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1563/001/

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