Cisco IOS Device TFTP Certificate Authority (CA) File Detection

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17341

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Synopsis

The remote TFTP daemon is serving potentially sensitive content.

Description

The remote host has a TFTP server installed that is serving one or more Cisco IOS Certificate Authority (CA) files. These files may include the private key for the CA, which is information that should be considered sensitive.

Solution

Disable the TFTP service if it is not being used. Otherwise, restrict access to trusted sources only.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17341

File Name: tftp_files_cisco_ios_ca.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/16/2005

Updated: 9/26/2012

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Services/udp/tftp

Excluded KB Items: tftp/backdoor

Detections

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