Plugin ID | 163 |
Plugin name | SSH protocol version 2.0 detection |
Plugin filename | SSH protocol version 2.0 detection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2875 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 | 2004/09/07 |
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 | 1.2 |
Plugin changelog | Added NetRecon rating in version 1.1. Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 22 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|close|pattern_exists SSH-2.0-* |
Plugin detection accuracy | 87 |
Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
Bug affected | Usually all SSH daemons |
Bug not affected | Specialized and hardened SSH daemons |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | The server is running a SSH daemon (Secure Shell). This is a terminal emulation with authentication and encryption. The banner tells the user which SSH protocol version are used. In this case 2.0 is supported. This information may be usefull to start further enumeration or attacks. |
Bug solution | A service if not needed should be de-installed or disabled. If this is not possible, an access control list (ACL) with firewalling should be applied to this port. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.rapid7.com/Product-Download.html |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Low |
Bug popularity | 4 |
Bug simplicity | 6 |
Bug impact | 3 |
Bug risk | 4 |
Bug Nessus risk | None |
Bug Symantec NetRecon rating | 39 |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
Source Nessus ID | 10881 |
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.cert.garr.it/alerts/msg00165.html |