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Vulnerability Assessment Details

SMB null param count DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
crashes windows

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in its SMB
stack.

A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to crash the remote host remotely, without
any kind of authentication.

Solution : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-045.mspx
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 5556

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