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CuteFTP multiple flaws (2)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the presence of CuteFTP.exe

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host has the program CuteFTP.exe installed.

CuteFTP is an FTP client which contains seversl overflow conditions
which may be exploited by a possible hacker to gain a shell on this
host.

To exploit these vulnerabilities, a possible hacker would need to set
up a rogue FTP server and lure a user of this host to browse it
using CuteFTP.

Solution : None at this time
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 11776

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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