Detections
Analytics
OS Identification : Unix uname
info Nessus Plugin ID 25251
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Synopsis
It is possible to identify the remote operating system based on the response returned by 'uname -a'.Description
This script attempts to identify the Operating System type and version by looking at the data returned by 'uname -a'.Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 25251
File Name: os_fingerprint_uname.nasl
Version: 1.48
Type: local
Family: General
Published: 5/19/2007
Updated: 9/22/2025
Asset Inventory: true
OS Identification: true
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/uname