DNS Server Version Detection

info Nessus Plugin ID 72779

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Synopsis

Nessus was able to obtain version information on the remote DNS server.

Description

Nessus was able to obtain version information by sending a special TXT record query to the remote host.

Note that this version is not necessarily accurate and could even be forged, as some DNS servers send the information based on a configuration file.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 72779

File Name: dns_version.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 3/3/2014

Updated: 9/24/2024

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Reference Information

IAVT: 0001-T-0030, 0001-T-0937

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