Linux Malicious Process Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71261

Synopsis

Nessus detected malicious processes on the remote host.

Description

The hash of one or more running processes on the remote Linux host matches known malware.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71261

File Name: linux_malware_scan.nbin

Version: 1.503

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Backdoors

Published: 12/9/2013

Updated: 12/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: The detection is suspected as being malware.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/uname