<plugin_id>23</plugin_id>
<plugin_name>WinMX detection</plugin_name>
<plugin_family>Peer-to-Peer</plugin_family>
<plugin_created_date>2003/11/13</plugin_created_date>
<plugin_created_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_created_name>
<plugin_created_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_created_email>
<plugin_created_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_created_web>
<plugin_created_company>computec.ch</plugin_created_company>
<plugin_updated_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_updated_name>
<plugin_updated_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_updated_email>
<plugin_updated_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_updated_web>
<plugin_updated_company>computec.ch</plugin_updated_company>
<plugin_updated_date>2004/11/13</plugin_updated_date>
<plugin_version>1.5</plugin_version>
<plugin_changelog>Corrected the trigger pattern in version 1.4 so the plugin should work now very well. Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.5</plugin_changelog>
<plugin_protocol>tcp</plugin_protocol>
<plugin_port>6699</plugin_port>
<plugin_procedure_detection>open|sleep|close|pattern_exists *</plugin_procedure_detection>
<plugin_detection_accuracy>88</plugin_detection_accuracy>
<plugin_comment>This plugin is experimental. Please verify the flaw with another security scanner (e.g. Nessus). Plugin version 1.2 seems to be as accurate as like the Nessus plugin is.</plugin_comment>
<bug_affected>WinMX peer-to-peer clients</bug_affected>
<bug_vulnerability_class>Configuration</bug_vulnerability_class>
<bug_description>WinMX is a peer-to-peer software to sharing files. An open port tcp/6699 and response after establishing the connection may indicate the existence of the utility. This kind of software may be illegal in the environment.</bug_description>
<bug_solution>Disable the WinMX software if not allowed nor needed. If it should run then filter incoming traffic on port tcp/6699 to prevent unwanted access to the web service.</bug_solution>
<bug_fixing_time>15 minutes</bug_fixing_time>
<bug_exploit_availability>Yes</bug_exploit_availability>
<bug_remote>Yes</bug_remote>
<bug_local>Yes</bug_local>
<bug_severity>Medium</bug_severity>
<bug_popularity>6</bug_popularity>
<bug_simplicity>4</bug_simplicity>
<bug_impact>4</bug_impact>
<bug_risk>4</bug_risk>
<bug_nessus_risk>Low</bug_nessus_risk>
<bug_check_tool>Nessus is able to do the same check more accurate.</bug_check_tool>
<source_nessus_id>11847</source_nessus_id>
<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_literature>
<source_misc>http://www.computec.ch</source_misc>