TELNET_root login

 

Code: p606

Severity: Notice

 

Description: This event is generated after an attempted login to a telnet server using the username root.

Impact: Remote root access. This may or may not indicate a successful root login to a telnet server.

Corrective: Consider using Secure Shell instead of telnet. Disable root logins to telnet. Block inbound telnet access if it is not required.