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Gopherd Proxy Usage

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Acertains if gopherd can be used as a proxy Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running a Gopher server. It is possible to make the remote server connect to third party FTP sites by sending the request 'ftp://hostname.of.the.ftp.server'. A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to connect to use the remote gopher daemon as a proxy to connect to FTP servers without disclosing their IP address. A possible hacker could also exploit this flaw to 'ping' the hosts of your network. Solution : Disable FTP support in the remote gopher server Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6782 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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