GPEN · Question #89
Which of the following tools can be used as a Linux vulnerability scanner that is capable of identifying operating systems and network services? Each correct answer represents a complete solution…
The correct answer is A. Cheops D. Cheops-ng. Cheops and Cheops-ng are Linux-based network mapping and management tools capable of identifying operating systems and active network services via fingerprinting. The other tools serve entirely different purposes on different platforms.
Question
Which of the following tools can be used as a Linux vulnerability scanner that is capable of identifying operating systems and network services? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Options
- ACheops
- BFport
- CElsave
- DCheops-ng
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A72% (33)
- B9% (4)
- C20% (9)
Why each option
Cheops and Cheops-ng are Linux-based network mapping and management tools capable of identifying operating systems and active network services via fingerprinting. The other tools serve entirely different purposes on different platforms.
Cheops is a Linux network management tool that performs host discovery, OS fingerprinting, and network service identification, making it a functional Linux-compatible vulnerability and network scanner.
Fport is a Windows-only utility that maps open TCP/UDP ports to their owning applications on the local machine and is not a Linux vulnerability or network service scanner.
Elsave is a Windows command-line tool for reading and clearing Windows Event Logs and has no capability for Linux vulnerability scanning or OS/service identification.
Cheops-ng is the updated successor to Cheops, retaining the same Linux-based OS identification and network service discovery capabilities and is similarly used as a network vulnerability scanning tool.
Concept tested: Linux network vulnerability scanning and OS fingerprinting tools
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