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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10161
Category:Gain root remotely
Title:rlogin -froot
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote /bin/login seems to be vulnerable to the old
'rlogin -froot' bug.

Any attacker may use this old flaw to gain root access
on this system.

Solution : Upgrade your /bin/login, or comment out the 'rlogin' line in
/etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process

Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 458
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0113
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/458
Bugtraq: 19940729 -froot??? (AIX rlogin bug) (Google Search)
Cert/CC Advisory: CA-94.09.bin.login.vulnerability
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: E-26
XForce ISS Database: rlogin-froot
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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