# # This script was written by Renaud Deraison # # See the Nessus Scripts License for details # if(description) { script_id(10203); script_version ("$Revision$"); script_cve_id("CAN-1999-0618"); name["english"] = "rexecd"; script_name(english:name["english"]); desc["english"] = " The rexecd service is open. This service is design to allow users of a network to execute commands remotely. However, rexecd does not provide any good means of authentication, so it may be abused by an attacker to scan a third party host. Solution : comment out the 'exec' line in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process Risk factor : Medium"; script_description(english:desc["english"]); summary["english"] = "Checks for the presence of rexecd"; script_summary(english:summary["english"]); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison"); family["english"] = "Useless services"; script_family(english:family["english"]); script_dependencie("find_service.nes"); script_require_ports("Services/rexecd", 512); exit(0); } # # The script code starts here # include("misc_func.inc"); port = get_kb_item("Services/rexecd"); if(!port){ p = known_service(port:512); if(p && p != "rexecd")exit(0); port = 512; } if(get_port_state(port)) { soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(soc) { send(socket:soc, data:string("0", raw_string(0), "root", raw_string(0), "FOOBAR!", raw_string(0), "id", raw_string(0))); r = recv_line(socket:soc, length:4096); if ( ! r ) exit(0); if(ord(r[0]) == 1)security_warning(port); close(soc); } }