Plugin ID | 30 |
Plugin name | CheckPoint Firewall-1 telnet authentication detection |
Plugin filename | CheckPoint Firewall-1 telnet detection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2356 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 | 2003/11/14 |
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 | 1.4 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.4 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 256 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|close|pattern_exists Check Point FireWall-1 Client Authentication Server running on |
Plugin detection accuracy | 90 |
Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
Bug affected | CheckPoint Firewall-1 with activated telnet administration |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | If a Firewall-1 Client Authentication Server is running, users could login the device over telnet. Telnet has no encryption and sensitive data may be sniffable. |
Bug solution | Do not allow remote administration over telnet. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 15 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Low |
Bug Nessus risk | Low |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
Source Nessus ID | 10675 |
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 |