Detections
Analytics
GREED Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2471
Synopsis
The remote host is running an inherently insecure protocol or application.Description
The remote host is using GREED, a wget-like tool to fetch HTTP and FTP data from a command-line.This software is unmaintained and contains multiple flaws that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host by sending malformed replies to the client requests.
Solution
Discontinue the usage of this software.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 2471
Family: Web Clients
Published: 12/19/2004
Updated: 3/6/2019