Rule Document 1:326

Rule Category

PROTOCOL-FINGER -- Snort alerted on suspicious activity via the Finger protocol. This is a very old protocol, which reveals user and status information to anyone who requests it. Most companies should forbid the use of Finger, especially exposing Finger outside their network.

Alert Message

PROTOCOL-FINGER remote command execution attempt

Rule Explanation

The Perl fingerd program allows arbitrary command execution from remote users. Impact: CVSS base score 7.5 CVSS impact score 6.4 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact PARTIAL integrityImpact PARTIAL availabilityImpact PARTIAL Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].