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Sedum DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Crashes the remote web server

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
It was possible
to make the remote web server crash
by sending it too much data.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to
prevent this host from fulfilling
its role

Solution : contact your vendor for a patch
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 2413

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison

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