Plugin ID | 292 |
Plugin name | remwatch daemon command execution |
Plugin filename | remwatch daemon command execution.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2071 bytes |
Plugin family | Backdoors |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2005/01/04 |
Plugin version | 1.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 5556 |
Plugin procedure exploit | open|sleep|send 11T ;id\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists uid= |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 98 |
Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison |
Bug affected | remwatch daemon |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | remwatch is installed and allows anyone to execute arbitrary commands. An attacker may issue shell commands as root by connecting to the remwatch daemon, and issue the command : ' 11T ; /bin/ksh'. |
Bug solution | Deactivate the remwatch service. Contact your vendor for a patch. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | High |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 9 |
Bug impact | 9 |
Bug risk | 8 |
Bug Nessus risk | High |
Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 10202 (remwatch). |
Source CVE | CAN-1999-0246 |
Source Nessus ID | 10202 |
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 |