Vulnerability Scanner Overview

Prompts and answers

• What is the process of fixing the vulnerabilities called?
  Patching
• Which type of vulnerability scans require the credentials of the target host?
  Authenticated
• Which type of vulnerability scan focuses on identifying the vulnerabilities that can be exploited from outside the network?
  External
• Is Nessus currently an open-source vulnerability scanner? (Yea/Nay)
  Nay
• Which company developed the Nexpose vulnerability scanner?
  Rapid7
• What is the name of the open-source vulnerability scanner developed by Greenbone Security?
  OpenVAS
• CVE stands for?
  Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
• Which organization developed CVE?
  MITRE Corporation
• What would be the severity level of the vulnerability with a score of 5.3?
  Medium
• What is the IP address of the machine scanned in this task?
  10.10.154.44
• How many vulnerabilities were discovered on this host?
  13
• What is the score of the single high-severity vulnerability found in the scan?
  10
• What is the solution suggested by OpenVAS for this vulnerability?
  Change the password of the mentioned account(s).