Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10068
Category:	Useless services
Title:	Finger
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is running the 'finger' service. The purpose of this service is to show who is currently logged into the remote system, and to give information about the users of the remote system. It provides useful information to attackers, since it allows them to gain usernames, determine how used a machine is, and see when each user logged in for the last time. Solution : Comment out the 'finger' line in /etc/inetd.conf and restart the inetd process Risk factor : Low
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0612 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0612 XForce ISS Database: finger-out XForce ISS Database: finger-running
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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