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12/7/2019 telnet-encryption NSE Script

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Pen Test File telnet-encryption
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More Script types: portrule
Categories: safe, discovery
Security Tools Download: https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/scripts/telnet-encryption.nse
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Determines whether the encryption option is supported on a remote telnet server. Some systems
Wireless
(including FreeBSD and the krb5 telnetd available in many Linux distributions) implement this option
Exploitation
incorrectly, leading to a remote root vulnerability. This script currently only tests whether encryption
Packet crafters
is supported, not for that particular vulnerability.
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FreeBSD Exploit: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18280/
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Example Usage
nmap -p 23 <ip> --script telnet-encryption

Script Output
PORT STATE SERVICE REASON
23/tcp open telnet syn-ack
| telnet-encryption:
|_ Telnet server supports encryption

Requires
nmap
shortport
stdnse
string
table

Authors:

Patrik Karlsson, David Fifield, Fyodor

License: Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html

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