Re: OSSEC Events not being logged

"Hammond, Stanley" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.ids.prelude.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I ran 'prelude-manager --debug' and I think I see the problem.  OSSEC is sending the alerts to the prelude-manager, but the create_time for the alerts is different than the other sensors.  From OSSEC the create time for each event (except the restart of OSSEC) is listed as "create_time: 01/01/1970 00:00:00.0 +00:00"

A copy of the debugging information with the OSSEC events are listed below:
heartbeat:
        messageid: 638fd5ce-6218-11dd-9260
        analyzer(0):
                analyzerid: 2694217011374565
                name: prelude-manager
                manufacturer: http://www.prelude-ids.com
                model: Prelude Manager
                version: 0.9.14.1
                class: Concentrator
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: prelude-manager
                        pid: 21670
                        path: /usr/local/bin/prelude-manager
        analyzer(1):
                analyzerid: 3163845926531586
                name: OSSEC
                manufacturer: http://www.ossec.net
                model: Ossec
                version: v1.5.1
                class: Host IDS, File Integrity Checker, Log Analyzer
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: ossec-analysisd
                        pid: 21736
                        path: /opt/ossec/bin/ossec-analysisd
        create_time: 04/08/2008 07:27:58.9031 -04:00
        analyzer_time: 04/08/2008 07:27:58.9170 -04:00
        heartbeat_interval: 600
        additional_data(0):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Analyzer status
                data: starting
        additional_data(1):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Analyzer SHA1
                data: a4be63f760c21e565a08f13045b0ad97486f83e7
version: <empty>
...
alert:
        messageid: 6a12a6b0-6218-11dd-9260
        analyzer(0):
                analyzerid: 2694217011374565
                name: prelude-manager
                manufacturer: http://www.prelude-ids.com
                model: Prelude Manager
                version: 0.9.14.1
                class: Concentrator
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: prelude-manager
                        pid: 21670
                        path: /usr/local/bin/prelude-manager
        analyzer(1):
                analyzerid: 3163845926531586
                name: OSSEC
                manufacturer: http://www.ossec.net
                model: Ossec
                version: v1.5.1
                class: Host IDS, File Integrity Checker, Log Analyzer
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: ossec-analysisd
                        pid: 21736
                        path: /opt/ossec/bin/ossec-analysisd
        create_time: 01/01/1970 00:00:00.0 +00:00
        classification:
                text: Ossec server started.
        analyzer_time: 04/08/2008 11:28:08.932809 +00:00
        source(0):
                spoofed: no (2)
        target(0):
                decoy: unknown (0)
                node:
                        category: unknown (0)
                        address(0):
                                category: unknown (0)
                                address: prelude
                service:
                        name: prelude
        assessment:
                impact:
                        severity: info (1)
                        completion: succeeded (2)
                        type: other (0)
                        description: Ossec server started.
        additional_data(0):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Source file
                data: ossec-monitord
        additional_data(1):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Full Log
                data: ossec: Ossec started.
version: <empty>
...
alert:
        messageid: 76fba2dc-6218-11dd-9260
        analyzer(0):
                analyzerid: 2694217011374565
                name: prelude-manager
                manufacturer: http://www.prelude-ids.com
                model: Prelude Manager
                version: 0.9.14.1
                class: Concentrator
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: prelude-manager
                        pid: 21670
                        path: /usr/local/bin/prelude-manager
        analyzer(1):
                analyzerid: 3163845926531586
                name: OSSEC
                manufacturer: http://www.ossec.net
                model: Ossec
                version: v1.5.1
                class: Host IDS, File Integrity Checker, Log Analyzer
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: ossec-analysisd
                        pid: 21736
                        path: /opt/ossec/bin/ossec-analysisd
        create_time: 01/01/1970 00:00:00.0 +00:00
        classification:
                text: Windows Logon Success.
        analyzer_time: 04/08/2008 11:28:30.592310 +00:00
        source(0):
                spoofed: no (2)
        target(0):
                decoy: unknown (0)
                node:
                        category: unknown (0)
                        address(0):
                                category: unknown (0)
                                address: (server) 10.0.0.1
                service:
                        name: (server) 10.0.0.1->WinEvtLog
        assessment:
                impact:
                        severity: info (1)
                        completion: succeeded (2)
                        type: other (0)
                        description: Windows Logon Success.
        additional_data(0):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Source file
                data: (server) 10.0.0.1->WinEvtLog
        additional_data(1):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Full Log
                data: WinEvtLog: Security: AUDIT_SUCCESS(528): Security: username: CCCC: server: Successful Logon:     User Name: username     Domain:
        CCCC            Logon ID:       (0x0,0x2671731)         Logon Type: 10          Logon Process: User32           Authentication Package: Negotiate       Workstation Name: server       Logon GUID: {a8cfe502-1b42-3679-af8d-026403b0a141}      Caller User Name: server$      Caller Domain: CCCC     Caller Logon ID: (0x0,0x3E7)            Caller Process ID: 4116         Transited Services: -           Source Network Address: 10.0.0.2       Source Port: 10045
version: <empty>
...
alert:
        messageid: 79616228-6218-11dd-9260
        analyzer(0):
                analyzerid: 2694217011374565
                name: prelude-manager
                manufacturer: http://www.prelude-ids.com
                model: Prelude Manager
                version: 0.9.14.1
                class: Concentrator
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: prelude-manager
                        pid: 21670
                        path: /usr/local/bin/prelude-manager
        analyzer(1):
                analyzerid: 3163845926531586
                name: OSSEC
                manufacturer: http://www.ossec.net
                model: Ossec
                version: v1.5.1
                class: Host IDS, File Integrity Checker, Log Analyzer
                ostype: Linux
                osversion: 2.6.22-14-generic
                process:
                        name: ossec-analysisd
                        pid: 21736
                        path: /opt/ossec/bin/ossec-analysisd
        create_time: 01/01/1970 00:00:00.0 +00:00
        classification:
                text: Windows error event.
        analyzer_time: 04/08/2008 11:28:34.614564 +00:00
        source(0):
                spoofed: no (2)
        target(0):
                decoy: unknown (0)
                node:
                        category: unknown (0)
                        address(0):
                                category: unknown (0)
                                address: (server) 10.0.0.1
                service:
                        name: (server) 10.0.0.1->WinEvtLog
        assessment:
                impact:
                        severity: low (2)
                        completion: succeeded (2)
                        type: other (0)
                        description: Windows error event.
        additional_data(0):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Source file
                data: (server) 10.0.0.1->WinEvtLog
        additional_data(1):
                type: string (0)
                meaning: Full Log
                data: WinEvtLog: System: ERROR(1111): TermServDevices: (no user): no domain: server: Driver CutePDF Writer required for printer CutePDF Writer is unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again.
version: <empty>
...

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 7:31 PM
To: [email protected]; Hammond, Stanley
Subject: Re: [prelude-user] OSSEC Events not being logged


 On Fri  1/08/08 20:29, "Hammond, Stanley" [email protected] wrote:
> Hello,

Hello Stan,

> 
> Has anyone else had this problem?  Any thoughts/solutions?
> 

I did not see this problem yet. Can you run prelude-manager in debug mode (prelude-manager --debug) and tell me if you see alerts being logged (Starting OSSEC generates an alert) ?

Thanks,
Sebastien.


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