Daytime service tcp detection 1.3
 
Plugin ID148
Plugin nameDaytime service tcp detection
Plugin filenameDaytime service tcp detection.plugin
Plugin filesize3158 bytes
Plugin familyMisc
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 date2004/09/06
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 changelogAdded Netrecon rating and corrected the CVE data in version 1.2. Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port13
Plugin procedure detectionopen|sleep|close|pattern_exists ##:##:## ##.##.####*
Plugin detection accuracy99
Plugin commentThis plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.
Bug affectedDaytime TCP service
Bug not affectedOther services
Bug vulnerability classConfiguration
Bug descriptionThe remote host is running the daytime service. This service returns the time of the target system. This service is unused these days, so it is strongly advised that you disable it, as it may be used by attackers to set up denial of services attacks against this host.
Bug solutionThe 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. To make it harder to find the server the daemon could be configured to listen at another port (e.g. 809). Try to prevent unwanted connection attempts by filtering traffic with firewalling. Alternation of the application banner can confuse an attacker and let him determine the wrong software.
Bug fixing timeApprox. 15 minutes
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityLow
Bug popularity8
Bug simplicity9
Bug impact3
Bug risk5
Bug Nessus riskLow
Bug Symantec NetRecon rating11
Bug check toolsAll well-known security scanners are able to do a similar check.
Source CVECVE-1999-0638
Source Nessus ID10052
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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0103

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