ICMP Timestamp Request Remote Date Disclosure

info Nessus Plugin ID 10114

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Synopsis

It is possible to determine the exact time set on the remote host.

Description

The remote host answers to an ICMP timestamp request. This allows an attacker to know the date that is set on the targeted machine, which may assist an unauthenticated, remote attacker in defeating time-based authentication protocols.

Timestamps returned from machines running Windows Vista / 7 / 2008 / 2008 R2 are deliberately incorrect, but usually within 1000 seconds of the actual system time.

Solution

Filter out the ICMP timestamp requests (13), and the outgoing ICMP timestamp replies (14).

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 10114

File Name: icmp_timestamp.nasl

Version: 1.49

Type: remote

Family: General

Published: 8/1/1999

Updated: 4/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Manual analysis of the vulnerability

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 0.8

Vulnerability Information

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/1/1995

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0524

CWE: 200

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