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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100080
Category:Useless services
Title:rsh Unencrypted Cleartext Login
Summary:This remote host is running a rsh service.
Description:Summary:
This remote host is running a rsh service.

Vulnerability Insight:
rsh (remote shell) is a command line computer program which can
execute shell commands as another user, and on another computer across a computer network.

Remark: NIST don't see 'configuration issues' as software flaws so the referenced CVE has a
severity of 0.0. The severity of this VT has been raised by Greenbone to still report a
configuration issue on the target.

Solution:
Disable the rsh service and use alternatives like SSH
instead.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0651
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2995
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