Gnutella Root Directory Misconfiguration

high Nessus Plugin ID 11716

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Synopsis

The remote host is running a P2P application that is misconfigured.

Description

The remote host is running the Gnutella servent service.

It seems that the root directory of the remote host is visible through this service. Confidential files might be exported.

Solution

Disable this Gnutella servent or configure it correctly.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11716

File Name: gnutella_export.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: remote

Published: 6/11/2003

Updated: 3/6/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus