Rule:

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Sid:
2049

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Summary:
a MS-SQL database.

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Impact:
Disclosure of an instance of MS-SQL running on a host.

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Detailed Information:
nessus is being used to query for the existance of a MS-SQL database 
running on a host. This may be the prelude to an attack against the 
service.

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Affected Systems:
All systems running MS-SQL.

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Attack Scenarios:
This is a probe, the attacker merely needs to use nessus to search the 
target for services.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple

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False Positives:
None Known

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False Negatives:
None Known

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Corrective Action:
Use a firewall to deny connections to port 1434.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

Nessus:
http://cgi.nessus.org/plugins/dump.php3?id=10674

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