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mDNS Detection (Local Network)
info Nessus Plugin ID 66717
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Synopsis
It is possible to obtain information about the remote host.Description
The remote service understands the Bonjour (also known as ZeroConf or mDNS) protocol, which allows anyone to uncover information from the remote host such as its operating system type and exact version, its hostname, and the list of services it is running.This plugin attempts to discover mDNS used by hosts residing on the same network segment as Nessus.
Solution
Filter incoming traffic to UDP port 5353, if desired.Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 66717
File Name: mdns_localnet.nasl
Version: Revision: 1.1
Type: remote
Family: Service detection
Published: 5/31/2013
Updated: 5/31/2013
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: /tmp/mdns/report