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Netscape Server ?PageServices bug

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Make a request like http://www.example.com/?PageServices

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
Requesting an URL with '?PageServices' appended to
it makes some Netscape servers dump the listing of the page
directory, thus revealing potentially sensitive files to a possible hacker.

Solution : Upgrade your Netscape server or turn off indexing

Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 7621

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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