FINGER: Account Enumeration

This signature detects attempts to exploit the FINGER service. Attackers can issue a specially crafted finger request, which can allow them to obtain existing account lists from the affected system.

Extended Description

A remote attacker can discover a list of all user names.

References

CVE: CVE-1999-0612

Short Name
FINGER:EXPLOIT:ACCOUNT-ENUM
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
FINGER
Keywords
Account CVE-1999-0612 Enumeration
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown

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