Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100111
Category:	Useless services
Title:	The rexec service is running
Summary:	This remote host is running a rexec service.
Description:	Summary: This remote host is running a rexec service. Vulnerability Insight: rexec (remote execution client for an exec server) has the same kind of functionality that rsh has: you can execute shell commands on a remote computer. The main difference is that rexec authenticate by reading the username and password *unencrypted* from the socket. Solution: Disable the rexec service and use alternatives like SSH instead. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0618 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0618 XForce ISS Database: rexec
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