Microsoft Windows QotD service tcp detection 1.1
 
Plugin ID149
Plugin nameMicrosoft Windows QotD service tcp detection
Plugin filenameMicrosoft Windows QotD service tcp detection.plugin
Plugin filesize4155 bytes
Plugin familyMisc
Plugin created nameMarc Ruef
Plugin created emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin created webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin created companycomputec.ch
Plugin created date2004/09/06
Plugin updated nameMarc Ruef
Plugin updated emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin updated webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin updated companycomputec.ch
Plugin updated date2004/11/13
Plugin version1.1
Plugin changelogCorrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port17
Plugin procedure detectionopen|sleep|close|pattern_exists "My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters OR "Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long." OR "In Heaven an angel is nobody in particular." George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) OR "Assassination is the extreme form of censorship." OR "When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares OR "We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to OR "We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us!" OR "The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether OR "Here's the rule for bargains: "Do other men, for they would do you." OR "Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! OR "A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted OR "It was as true as taxes is. And nothing's truer than them."
Plugin detection accuracy97
Plugin commentIt was not possible/usefull to include the whole quotes because the qotd service by Microsoft uses static linefeeds in some of them. Also some quotes don't seem to be detected correctly.
Bug affectedQuote of the Day TCP service
Bug not affectedOther services
Bug vulnerability classConfiguration
Bug descriptionThe remote host is running the quote of the day (QotD) service. This service returns a quote for every connection. There are some default quotes on Microsoft Windows which may let indicate the installed operating system. The named service is unused these days, so it is strongly advised that you disable it, as it may be used by attackers to set up denial of services attacks against this host.
Bug solutionThe server should be deactivated or de-installed if not necessary. Under Unix systems, comment out the 'echo' line in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process. To make it harder to find the server the daemon could be configured to listen at another port (e.g. 809). Try to prevent unwanted connection attempts by filtering traffic with firewalling. Alternation of the application banner can confuse an attacker and let him determine the wrong software.
Bug fixing timeApprox. 15 minutes
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityLow
Bug popularity8
Bug simplicity9
Bug impact3
Bug risk5
Bug Nessus riskLow
Bug check toolsAll well-known security scanners are able to do a similar check.
Source CVECVE-1999-0103
Source Nessus ID10198
Source LiteratureHacking 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

This file was generated by the Attack Tool Kit (ATK), the open-sourced security scanner and exploiting framework.