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Finjan restart command

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
determines if the remote proxy can connect against itself

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a finjan proxy.

It is possible to use this proxy and force it to connect to itself,
to then issue administrative commands to this service.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to force this proxy to restart continuously,
although other administrative commands might be executable.

Solution : Block all connections to '*:ControlPort'
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 9478

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

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