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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Finger abuses >> Cfinger's search.**@host feature Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Cfinger's search.**@host feature |
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finger .@host feature Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running 'cfingerd', a finger daemon. There is a bug in the remote cfinger daemon which permits anyone to get the lists of the users of this system, when issuing the command : finger search.**@victim This information can in turn be used by a possible hacker to set up a brute force login attack against this host. Solution : use another finger daemon or disable this service in /etc/inetd.conf Network Security Threat Level: Low / Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison |
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