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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10157
Category:Useless services
Title:netstat
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is running a 'netstat' service on this port.

The 'netstat' service provides useful information to an attacker, since
it gives away the state of the active connections. It is recommended that
disable this service if you do not use it.

Risk factor : Low
Solution : comment out the 'netstat' line in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the
inetd process

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0650
XForce ISS Database: netstat(72)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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