6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.015 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.8%
This remote host is running a rlogin service.
# Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.901202");
script_version("2021-09-01T07:45:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-09-01 07:45:06 +0000 (Wed, 01 Sep 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-25 09:25:35 +0200 (Thu, 25 Aug 2011)");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0651");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("The rlogin service is running");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_dependencies("gb_rlogin_detect.nasl");
script_family("Useless services");
script_mandatory_keys("rlogin/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This remote host is running a rlogin service.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"rlogin has several serious security problems,
- all information, including passwords, is transmitted unencrypted.
- .rlogin (or .rhosts) file is easy to misuse (potentially allowing
anyone to login without a password)");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Disable the rlogin service and use alternatives like SSH instead.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
exit(0);
}
include( "host_details.inc" );
if( ! port = get_kb_item( "rlogin/port" ) ) exit( 0 );
report = "The rlogin service is running on the target system.";
security_message( data: report, port: port );
exit( 0 );