| Plugin ID | 129 |
| Plugin name | cfingerd version detection |
| Plugin filename | cfingerd version detection.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2821 bytes |
| Plugin family | Finger |
| 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 | 2004/09/02 |
| 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 | 1.1 |
| Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 79 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|close|pattern_exists *CFINGERD [0-9]* |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 95 |
| Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor and was inspired by Nessus plugin. |
| Bug affected | cfingerd |
| Bug not affected | Other finger daemons |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| 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 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 fixing time | Approx. 45 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.nessus.org |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 5 |
| Bug simplicity | 8 |
| Bug impact | 6 |
| Bug risk | 6 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Low |
| Bug check tools | Nessus and ATK is able to do the same and further check. |
| Source Nessus ID | 10651 |
| 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 |