Proxy gopher support detection 1.3
 
Plugin ID35
Plugin nameProxy gopher support detection
Plugin filenameProxy gopher support detection.plugin
Plugin filesize2504 bytes
Plugin familyFirewalls
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 date2003/11/14
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 version1.3
Plugin changelogCorrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port8080
Plugin procedure detectionopen|send GET gopher://www.computec.ch:1234 HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/1.
Plugin detection accuracy90
Plugin commentThis plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.
Bug affectedProxy servers allowing gopher communications
Bug vulnerability classConfiguration
Bug descriptionGopher is an old protocol, similar to the today well-known http protocol. Some web proxies allow gopher connections and could be misused as anonymizer for attacks.
Bug solutionReconfigure the proxy server so that it only accepts real http requests.
Bug fixing time15 minutes
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityLow
Bug popularity7
Bug simplicity8
Bug impact4
Bug risk5
Bug Nessus riskMedium
Bug check toolsNessus is able to do the same check.
Source CVECAN-2002-0371
Source Nessus ID11305
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

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