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fpcount.exe overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Is fpcount.exe installed ?

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

There might be a buffer overflow in the remote
fpcount.exe cgi.

*** Nessus did not actually check for this flaw,
*** but solely relied on the existence of this CGI
*** instead

A possible hacker may use it to execute arbitrary code
on this host.

Solution : delete it
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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