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IIS 'GET ../../'

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Performs a denial of service against IIS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
It is possible to crash IIS by sending it the request 'GET ../../'
Solution: upgrade to the latest version.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 2218

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

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