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FTgate DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
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Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote SMTP server is running FT Gate Pro.

There is a flaw in this version which may permit a possible hacker
to disable this SMTP server remotely, by supplying a too long
argument to the MAIL FROM and RCPT TO SMTP commands.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to prevent this host from processing
the mail it should process.

Solution : Upgrade to FTgate Pro Mail Server v. 1.22 Hotfix 1330
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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