Big Brother Information Disclosure

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2511

Synopsis

The remote host may give an attacker information useful for future attacks.

Description

The remote host is running Big Brother network monitoring software. Big Brother gives anonymous users information regarding critical servers, uptime, response times, and more. An attacker accessing these pages would be able to map out potential targets.

Solution

Protect the servers by using ACLs or firewalls.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2511

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 1/15/2016