# # This script was written by Michel Arboi # # GPL # # Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security # Erik Anderson # Added BugtraqID and CAN # # xtux server will start looping and eat CPU if it receives bad input. # Writing a nice plugin is useless, as xtux is killed by find_service! # # See Bugtraq : # From:"b0iler _" # Subject: xtux server DoS. # Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 15:53:32 -0700 if(description) { script_id(11016); script_version ("$Revision$"); script_cve_id("CVE-2002-0431"); script_bugtraq_id(4260); script_name(english:"xtux server detection"); desc["english"] = " The xtux server might be running on this port. If somebody connects to it and sends it garbage data, it may loop and overload your CPU. Solution: disable it, or at least firewall it Risk factor : Medium"; script_description(english:desc["english"]); summary["english"] = "Detect xtux server"; script_summary(english:summary["english"]); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi"); family["english"] = "Useless services"; script_family(english:family["english"]); script_require_ports(8390); script_dependencie("find_service.nes"); exit(0); } include("misc_func.inc"); port = 8390; kb = known_service(port:port); if(kb && kb != "xtux")exit(0); if(get_port_state(port)) { soc = open_sock_tcp(port); if(soc) { security_warning(port); close(soc); } }