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VNCviewer in Listen Mode Detection

info Nessus Plugin ID 30150

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Synopsis

A remote control service is listening on the remote host.

Description

The remote service is a VNC viewer in listen mode, allowing VNC servers to initiate reverse connections back to the client running on the remote host.

Solution

Limit incoming traffic to this port if desired.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ec9f0272

http://gentoo-wiki.com/VNC#Reverse_VNC

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 30150

File Name: vncviewer_listening_detect.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: remote

Published: 2/4/2008

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus