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IIS FTP server crash

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Crashes an IIS ftp server

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
It is possible to make the IIS FTP server
close all the active connections by issuing a too long NLST command
which will make the server crash. A possible hacker can use this flaw to
prevent people from downloading data from your FTP server.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 192

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

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