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DrWeb Folder Name Overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the presence of Dr.Web

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running DrWeb - an antivirus.

There is a flaw in the remote version of Dr.Web which may make it crash
when scanning files whose name is excessively long.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this host.
To exploit it, a possible hacker would need to send a file to the remote host
and have it scanned by this software.

Solution : Upgrade to version 4.29b or newer
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7022

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