GEN:SID | 1:1955 |
Message | RPC AMD TCP version request |
Summary | This event is generated when a request is made to discover the version and configuration information associated with the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) amd.
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Impact | Information disclosure. This request can allow an attacker to discover the version of amd running as well as other configuration information about the host.
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Detailed Information | The amd RPC service implements the automounter daemon on UNIX hosts. The amd service automatically mounts and unmounts requested file systems. An attacker can make a request to amd to discover its version number. A successful request will return the version number along with other valuable configuration information about the server, including the architecture.
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Affected Systems | Any system running amd.
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Attack Scenarios | An attacker may request the version number associated with amd. The response may give an attacker valuable configuration information about the host.
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Ease of Attack | Simple. Execute the command 'amq -v -T -h hostname/IP'
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Corrective Action | Limit remote access to RPC services.
Filter RPC ports at the firewall to ensure access is denied to RPC-enabled machines.
Disable unneeded RPC services.
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