| VID |
17032 |
| Severity |
20 |
| Port |
111 |
| Protocol |
TCP,UDP |
| Class |
RPC |
| Detailed Description |
The rstatd RPC service is running. It provides an attacker interesting informations such as :
- the CPU usage
- the system uptime
- its network usage
- and more |
| Recommendation |
Disable the 'rstatd' service.
To disable the service:
first, you become a root, and if the service is revoked by inetd then stop the service like the following:
# rpcinfo -d [program num] [version num]
And comment its entry by putting a # at the beginning of the line and revoke 'inetd' daemon.
-- OR --
Modify the appropriate RC file.
Solaris 10, Solaris 11, Enterprise Linux 6.4, CentOS 6.4, Fedora 19:
1. you become a root, and then stop the service like the following:
# rpcinfo -d [program num] [version num]
2. comment its entry by putting a # at the beginning of the line with 'rstatd' in /etc/rpc
3. # pkill -HUP (x)inetd |
| Related URL |
CVE-1999-0624 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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