# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2005 Corsaire Limited
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.17342");
script_version("2026-03-17T05:57:28+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-03-17 05:57:28 +0000 (Tue, 17 Mar 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("TFTP File Detection (Cisco IOS) - Active Check");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2005 Corsaire Limited");
script_family("Remote file access");
script_dependencies("tftpd_detect.nasl", "tftpd_backdoor.nasl", "global_settings.nasl",
"os_detection.nasl");
script_require_udp_ports("Services/udp/tftp", 69);
script_mandatory_keys("tftp/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");
script_exclude_keys("keys/TARGET_IS_IPV6");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"If it is not required, disable the TFTP server. Otherwise
restrict access to trusted sources only.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host has a TFTP server installed that is serving one or
more sensitive Cisco IOS files.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"These files potentially include
passwords and other sensitive information, so should not be exposed to unnecessary scrutiny.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Workaround");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
exit(0);
}
if(TARGET_IS_IPV6())
exit(0);
include("tftp.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
port = service_get_port(default:69, proto:"tftp", ipproto:"udp");
if(!tftp_has_reliable_get(port:port))
exit(0);
file_list = make_list(
"startup-config", "network-confg", "network.cfg", "network.confg", "cisconet-confg",
"cisconet.cfg", "cisconet.confg", "router-confg", "router.config", "router.cfg",
"ciscortr-confg", "ciscortr.config", "ciscortr.cfg", "cisco-confg", "cisco.confg",
"cisco.cfg");
foreach file_name(file_list) {
if(tftp_get(port:port, path:file_name)) {
detected_files += file_name + '\n';
}
}
if(detected_files) {
report = 'The filenames detected are:\n\n' + detected_files;
security_message(port:port, data:report, proto:"udp");
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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