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rlogin Passwordless / Unencrypted Cleartext Login
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Useless services
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This remote host is running a rlogin service.
Insight
Insight
rlogin has several serious security problems, - all information, including passwords, is transmitted unencrypted. - .rlogin (or .rhosts) file is easy to misuse (potentially allowing anyone to login without a password)
Solution
Solution
Disable the rlogin service and use alternatives like SSH instead.