Detections
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Finger Service Detection
critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1277
Synopsis
The remote host seems to be running a finger daemon.Description
The remote host seems to be running a finger daemon. This service provides valuable information to attackers, and should be disabled.Solution
Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the finger line, or refer to your operating system manual for more information.Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 1277
Family: Finger
Published: 8/20/2004
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 10069
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-1999-0197, CVE-1999-0612