Summary
Linuxconf is running (Linuxconf is a sophisticated administration tool for Linux) and is granting network access at least to the host openvasd is running onto.
LinuxConf is suspected to contain various buffer overflows, so you should not let allow networking access to anyone.
Solution
Disable Linuxconf access from the network by
using a firewall, if you do not need Linuxconf use the Linuxconf utility (command line or XWindows based version) to disable it.
See additional information regarding the dangers of keeping this port open at :
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/Linuxconf_contains_remotely_exploitable_buffer_overflow.html
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2000-0017 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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