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Finger zero at host Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Finger 0@host feature Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote service is prone to information disclosure. Description : The remote host is running a 'finger' service that suffers from an information disclosure vulnerability. Specifically, it permits an unauthenticated attacker to display a list of accounts on the remote host that have never been used. This list can help a possible hacker to guess the operating system type and also focus his attacks. Solution : Filter access to this port, upgrade the finger server, or disable it entirely. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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