R-Services (512,513,514)

Much like telnet, r-services transmit information from client to server(and vice versa.) over the network in an unencrypted format, making it possible for attackers to intercept network traffic (passwords, login information, etc.) by performing man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Command	Service Daemon	Port	Transport Protocol	Description
rcp	rshd	514	TCP	Copy a file or directory bidirectionally from the local system to the remote system (or vice versa) or from one remote system to another. It works like the cp command on Linux but provides no warning to the user for overwriting existing files on a system.
rsh	rshd	514	TCP	Opens a shell on a remote machine without a login procedure. Relies upon the trusted entries in the /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts files for validation.
rexec	rexecd	512	TCP	Enables a user to run shell commands on a remote machine. Requires authentication through the use of a username and password through an unencrypted network socket. Authentication is overridden by the trusted entries in the /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts files.
rlogin	rlogind	513	TCP	Enables a user to log in to a remote host over the network. It works similarly to telnet but can only connect to Unix-like hosts. Authentication is overridden by the trusted entries in the /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts files.

Nmap

$ sudo nmap -sV -p 512,513,514 10.0.17.2

Login

$ rlogin 10.0.17.2 -l htb-student

Last login: Fri Dec  2 16:11:21 from localhost

[htb-student@localhost ~]$

Listing Authenticated Users Using Rwho

$ rwho

root     web01:pts/0 Dec  2 21:34
htb-student     workstn01:tty1  Dec  2 19:57  2:25       

Listing Authenticated Users Using Rusers

 rusers -al 10.0.17.5

htb-student     10.0.17.5:console          Dec 2 19:57     2:25

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