Family
Service detection
Nessus Plugin ID
10281
Bugtraq ID
CVE ID
Description:
Synopsis : A telnet server is listening on the remote port Description : The remote host is running a telnet server. Using telnet is not recommended as logins, passwords and commands are transferred in clear text. An attacker may eavesdrop on a telnet session and obtain the credentials of other users. Solution : Disable this service and use SSH instead Risk factor : Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:C)