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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 >> Useless services >> rexecd Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Searches for the existence of rexecd Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The rexecd service is open. This service is design to permit users of a network to execute commands remotely. However, rexecd does not provide any good means of authentication, so it may be abused by a possible hacker to scan a third party host. Solution : comment out the 'exec' line in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison |
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