Plugin ID | 152 |
Plugin name | identd detection |
Plugin filename | identd detection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2796 bytes |
Plugin family | Enumeration |
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 | 2004/09/06 |
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 | 1.1 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 113 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|send 0,0\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists ERROR |
Plugin detection accuracy | 90 |
Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
Bug affected | identd service |
Bug not affected | Other services |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | The remote host is running an ident (also known as 'auth') daemon. The 'ident' service provides sensitive information to potential attackers. It mainly says which accounts are running which services. This helps attackers to focus on valuable services (thoseowned by root). |
Bug solution | The 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. Try to prevent unwanted connection attempts by filtering traffic with firewalling. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 15 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Low |
Bug popularity | 8 |
Bug simplicity | 7 |
Bug impact | 3 |
Bug risk | 5 |
Bug Nessus risk | Low |
Bug check tools | Most well-known security scanners are able to do a similar check. |
Source CVE | CAN-1999-0629 |
Source Nessus ID | 10021 |
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 |