# # This script was written by Renaud Deraison # # See the Nessus Scripts License for details # #T if(description) { script_id(10072); script_version ("$Revision$"); script_cve_id("CAN-1999-0198"); name["english"] = "Finger dot at host feature"; script_name(english:name["english"]); desc["english"] = " There is a bug in the remote finger service which, when triggered, allows a user to force the remote finger daemon to display the list of the accounts that have never been used, by issuing the request : finger .@target This list will help an attacker to guess the operating system type. It will also tell him which accounts have never been used, which will often make him focus his attacks on these accounts. Solution : disable the finger service in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process, or upgrade your finger service. Risk factor : Medium"; script_description(english:desc["english"]); summary["english"] = "Finger .@host feature"; summary["francais"] = "Finger .@host feature"; script_summary(english:summary["english"]); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison"); family["english"] = "Finger abuses"; script_family(english:family["english"]); script_dependencie("find_service.nes"); script_require_ports("Services/finger", 79); exit(0); } # # The script code starts here # port = get_kb_item("Services/finger"); if(!port)port = 79; if(get_port_state(port)) { soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(soc) { # Cisco data = recv(socket:soc, length:2048, timeout:5); if(data)exit(0); buf = string(".\r\n"); send(socket:soc, data:buf); data = recv(socket:soc, length:2048); close(soc); if(strlen(data)<100)exit(0); data_low = tolower(data); if(data_low && (!("such user" >< data_low)) && (!("doesn't exist" >< data_low)) && (!("???" >< data_low)) && (!("welcome to" >< data_low))){ security_warning(port); set_kb_item(name:"finger/.@host", value:TRUE); } } }