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IIS Unicode Remote Command Execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains if arbitrary commands can be executed thanks to IIS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote IIS server permits anyone to execute arbitrary commands
by adding a unicode representation for the slash character
in the requested path.

Solution: See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-078.mspx
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1806

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 H D Moore

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