MAL-2024-12353

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/subsys-counter/MAL-2024-12353.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12353
Published
2024-08-22T22:25:03Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:44:44.673685Z
Summary
Malicious code in subsys-counter (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (d5aa9a3a8888bf731b171ad413a70076df1eff7c362d520f6f3457057aa615f7)

Collects basic information about the system, most probably a pentest or bug bounty.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2024-08-byted-22.ax

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "7d46f8edda2476b6802d105011525dfa820c161d3d4619fe0b669ca4769057d2",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-22T22:25:03Z",
            "id": "pypi/2024-08-byted-22.ax/subsys-counter",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.421060192Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "d5aa9a3a8888bf731b171ad413a70076df1eff7c362d520f6f3457057aa615f7",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-22T22:25:03Z",
            "id": "pypi/2024-08-byted-22.ax/subsys-counter",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.60640361Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "596f302da0e2260a573f28e432176c159f2eb711ecc891c9c6bf02e02608cd2e",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-22T22:25:03Z",
            "id": "pypi/2024-08-byted-22.ax/subsys-counter",
            "versions": [
                "0.8.5"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.710036581Z"
        }
    ],
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "zkecscnceogkcofvfnoqhyc1gg3hf6aqe.22.ax"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / subsys-counter

Package

Name
subsys-counter
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Purl
pkg:pypi/subsys-counter

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.8.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/subsys-counter/MAL-2024-12353.json"