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FTP real path

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Get the real path of the remote ftp home

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
It is possible to gather the
real path of the public area of the ftp server
(like /home/ftp) by issuing the following
command :

CWD

This problem may help a possible hacker to find where
to put a .rhost file using other security
flaws.

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID:

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

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