| Plugin ID | 21 |
| Plugin name | Gnutella protocol enumeration |
| Plugin filename | Gnutella protocol enumeration.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2611 bytes |
| Plugin family | Peer-to-Peer |
| 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 | 2003/11/13 |
| 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 | 1.3 |
| Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 6346 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|send GNUTELLA CONNECT/0.4\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists GNUTELLA OK |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 90 |
| Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
| Bug affected | Gnutella and BearShare peer-to-peer sharing software |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| Bug description | Gnutella is a well-known peer-to-peer software for sharing files. An open port tcp/6346, the returning banner and a response to a Gnutella protocol request indicate the existence. Gnutella may be illegal in the environment. |
| Bug solution | Disable Gnutella if not allowed nor needed. If Gnutella should run then filter incoming traffic on port tcp/6346 to prevent unwanted access to the web interface. |
| Bug fixing time | 20 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 7 |
| Bug simplicity | 6 |
| Bug impact | 4 |
| Bug risk | 4 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Low |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
| Source Nessus ID | 10946 |
| 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 |