Plugin ID | 20 |
Plugin name | Gnutella detection |
Plugin filename | Gnutella detection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2560 bytes |
Plugin family | Peer-to-Peer |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2003/11/13 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/13 |
Plugin version | 1.3 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3. |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 6346 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists Gnutella |
Plugin detection accuracy | 90 |
Plugin comment | Just banner grabbing and no Gnutella protocol support detection. |
Bug affected | Gnutella and BearShare peer-to-peer sharing software |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | Gnutella is a well-known peer-to-peer software for sharing files. An open port tcp/6346 and the returning banner may indicate the existence. Gnutella may be illegal in the environment. |
Bug solution | Disable Gnutella if not allowed nor needed. If Gnutella should run then filter incoming traffic on port tcp/6346 to prevent unwanted access to the web interface. |
Bug fixing time | 15 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 6 |
Bug impact | 3 |
Bug risk | 4 |
Bug Nessus risk | Low |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
Source Nessus ID | 10946 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |