mal-2024-11576
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2024-11-16 22:56
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in discconnect (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (cd96a216a1790b73568af638b97003c7abd1f502c962137cd1084fb48ebcca64)
During installation, a remote, obfuscated executable is downloaded and started. The executable at least disables automated updates, malware protection and other security mechanisms.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-11-discconnect
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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typosquatting
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The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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Downloads and executes a remote executable.
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modify-system-without-consent
Credits
ReversingLabs
www.reversinglabs.com
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "discconnect",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/discconnect"
},
"versions": [
"0.1",
"0.2",
"0.4",
"0.5"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://www.reversinglabs.com"
],
"name": "ReversingLabs",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"urls": [
"https://filetransfer.io/data-package/MG85ggQt/download"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "RLMA-2024-11024",
"import_time": "2024-12-09T14:38:43.176181522Z",
"modified_time": "2024-12-09T06:50:07Z",
"sha256": "91c782a1506ffdfc72660332a03b6a0c66759e06754d3ff90c9b87d36a836cd1",
"source": "reversing-labs",
"versions": [
"0.1",
"0.2",
"0.4",
"0.5"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-11-discconnect/discconnect",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.100675533Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-16T22:56:09Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "14c1b7e2d60eeed63069cbd161e469d2b6c45f90cf646b050bfd40c9685ccc74",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-11-discconnect/discconnect",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.111910351Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-16T22:56:09Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "cd96a216a1790b73568af638b97003c7abd1f502c962137cd1084fb48ebcca64",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2024-11-discconnect/discconnect",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.397299167Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-16T22:56:09Z",
"sha256": "9d46d3a98e6ff1fb35389291690a110a3f6e942c7cd65baffc827d73e8d738fe",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.1",
"0.2",
"0.4",
"0.5"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (cd96a216a1790b73568af638b97003c7abd1f502c962137cd1084fb48ebcca64)\nDuring installation, a remote, obfuscated executable is downloaded and started. The executable at least disables automated updates, malware protection and other security mechanisms.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2024-11-discconnect\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - typosquatting\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n\n - modify-system-without-consent\n",
"id": "MAL-2024-11576",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:52Z",
"published": "2024-11-16T22:56:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/Y2IyYmNjMjNlNjdmNzYwMmM0M2RkYjk4ZTliODllN2Y6MTczMTc5NzYxMg=="
},
{
"type": "EVIDENCE",
"url": "https://tria.ge/241116-2zm18awbpe"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/discconnect"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in discconnect (PyPI)"
}
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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