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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 >> Gain root remotely >> rlogin -froot Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Checks for rlogin -froot Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote /bin/login seems to be vulnerable to the old 'rlogin -froot' bug. Any attacker may use this old flaw to gain root access on this system. Solution : Upgrade your /bin/login, or comment out the 'rlogin' line in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 458 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison |
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