Risk View

The Risk View displays the vulnerability categories according to risk level (high, medium, or low).

Risk View Levels

Risk Level

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Description

High

Any vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain immediate access into a machine, to gain superuser access, or to bypass a firewall. Example: A vulnerable Sendmail 8.6.5 version that allows an intruder to execute commands on mail server.

Denial of Service-High

Medium

Any vulnerability that provides information, degrades performance, or has a high potential of giving system access to an intruder. Examples: The Data Flood denial of service exploit, or a misconfigured TFTP or vulnerable NIS server that allows an intruder to get the password file that could contain an account with a guessable password.

Denial of Service-Medium

Low

Any vulnerability that provides information that could potentially lead to a compromise. Example: A finger that allows an intruder to find out who is online and potential accounts to attempt to crack passwords via brute force methods.

Denial of Service-Low

Risk Level	Icon	Description
High		Any vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain immediate access into a machine, to gain superuser access, or to bypass a firewall. Example: A vulnerable Sendmail 8.6.5 version that allows an intruder to execute commands on mail server.
Denial of Service-High
Medium		Any vulnerability that provides information, degrades performance, or has a high potential of giving system access to an intruder. Examples: The Data Flood denial of service exploit, or a misconfigured TFTP or vulnerable NIS server that allows an intruder to get the password file that could contain an account with a guessable password.
Denial of Service-Medium
Low		Any vulnerability that provides information that could potentially lead to a compromise. Example: A finger that allows an intruder to find out who is online and potential accounts to attempt to crack passwords via brute force methods.
Denial of Service-Low