Plugin ID | 133 |
Plugin name | Finjan SurfinGate ControlPort CONNECT restart command |
Plugin filename | Finjan SurfinGate ControlPort CONNECT restart command.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2981 bytes |
Plugin family | Firewalls |
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 | 2004/09/02 |
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 | 3128 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send CONNECT localhost:3141 HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists Proxy-agent: Finjan |
Plugin detection accuracy | 85 |
Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor and was inspired by Nessus plugin. |
Bug affected | Finjan SurfinGate |
Bug not affected | Perhaps Finjan VItal Security or other proxy solutions |
Bug vulnerability class | Weak Authentication |
Bug description | The target system is running Finjan SurfinGate, a commercial proxy solution. It is possible to use this proxy and force it to connect to itself,to then issue administrative commands to this service. An attacker may use this flaw to force this proxy to restart continuously, although other administrative commands might be executable. |
Bug solution | Upgrade to the latest software version which is not vulnerable anymore. Limit unwanted connections to the ControlPort 3141 with firewalling. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.nessus.org |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 6 |
Bug impact | 7 |
Bug risk | 6 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus and ATK is able to do the same and further check. |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 9478 |
Source Nessus ID | 12036 |
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 |