SQL Slammer Information Links "...officials found that 96% of the successful attacks could have been prevented if users had followed protocols." Source: Government Computer News, 28 April 2001, http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/4028-1.html Off-site information (Open in new windows) Relevant Microsoft Articles http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/virus/alerts/slammer.asp http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-039.asp http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-056.asp http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-061.asp MS-SQL Patch: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-039.asp MS-SQL Serivce Pack 3: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2000/sp3.asp Cisco IOS commands to deny ports 1433/udp and 1434/udp http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030125-worm.shtml Eeye Security's Free Slammer Scanner (does *not* find infected hosts) http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Tools/SapphireSQL.html Latest discussion of the Worm on BugTraq http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1 CERT Advisory: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-04.html Litchfield MS-SQL UDP Advisory: http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mssql-udp.txt Worm Code: http://www.digitaloffense.net/worms/mssql_udp_worm/ http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Flash/sapphire.txt MS-SQL CERT Advisories: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/370308 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/399260 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/484891 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796313 Relevant MS-SQL Exploits: http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/mssql-udp.txt http://packetstormsecurity.org/0211-exploits/sql2.cpp