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SMB Registry : No dial in

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the value of a remote key

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Local users can bypass firewall restrictions.

The registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Policies\Network\nodialin
is set to 0.

It means that users are permited to dial into the remote host (provided
a modem is installed) and therefore go past the firewall restrictions.

Solution :

Use regedt32 and set the value of this key to 1

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 1
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID:

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