<plugin_id>129</plugin_id>
<plugin_name>cfingerd version detection</plugin_name>
<plugin_family>Finger</plugin_family>
<plugin_created_date>2004/09/02</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>1.1</plugin_version>
<plugin_changelog>Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1</plugin_changelog>
<plugin_protocol>tcp</plugin_protocol>
<plugin_port>79</plugin_port>
<plugin_procedure_detection>open|sleep|close|pattern_exists *CFINGERD [0-9]*</plugin_procedure_detection>
<plugin_detection_accuracy>95</plugin_detection_accuracy>
<plugin_comment>This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor and was inspired by Nessus plugin.</plugin_comment>
<bug_affected>cfingerd</bug_affected>
<bug_not_affected>Other finger daemons</bug_not_affected>
<bug_vulnerability_class>Configuration</bug_vulnerability_class>
<bug_description>The target system seems to be running cfingerd that announces the version. The finger daemon was in the past vulnerable to a few attacks. An attacker may be able to run arbitrary code on the target host or fetch sensitive information.</bug_description>
<bug_solution>The finger service, if not needed, should be disabled (in /etc/inetd.conf) or if possible firewalled. Upgrade to the latest software version to be not vulnerable anymore. A finger daemon should not advertise its version to the world. So disable or change the banner.</bug_solution>
<bug_fixing_time>Approx. 45 minutes</bug_fixing_time>
<bug_exploit_availability>Yes</bug_exploit_availability>
<bug_exploit_url>http://www.nessus.org</bug_exploit_url>
<bug_remote>Yes</bug_remote>
<bug_local>Yes</bug_local>
<bug_severity>Medium</bug_severity>
<bug_popularity>5</bug_popularity>
<bug_simplicity>8</bug_simplicity>
<bug_impact>6</bug_impact>
<bug_risk>6</bug_risk>
<bug_nessus_risk>Low</bug_nessus_risk>
<bug_check_tool>Nessus and ATK is able to do the same and further check.</bug_check_tool>
<source_nessus_id>10651</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>