asn1tool

GHSA-6vgp-mcf8-jhmx

Malicious code in asn1tool (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.167.0`

## Source: kam193 (2f9270a5372d17332c32e8824c44dab167a1f2a78ebc5a204e090ac4487a0f31)
Package clones a legitimate package. In the call to check the current version, the obfuscated remote code is downloaded and executed. It appears to be an infostealer


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2024-11-asn1tool


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation


 - dependency-confusion


 - typosquatting


 - clones-real-package


 - infostealer

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/asn1tool/MAL-2024-11530.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/asn1tool
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/asn1tool/MAL-2024-11530.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6vgp-mcf8-jhmx

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.167.0

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.